Italy / Sep 03, 2025
1h 34min
Overall average
5.0/10
Videos
Plot
In a cotton-farming village in Sudan, teenage Nafisa is raised on heroic tales of battling British colonizers told by her grandmother, the village matriarch Al-Sit. But when a young businessman arrives from abroad with a new development plan and genetically engineered cotton, Nafisa becomes the center of a power play to determine the future of the village. Awakening to her own strength, Nafisa sets out to save the cotton fields – and herself. Neither she nor her community will ever be the same again.
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | ملكة القطن |
| Original language | العربية (AR) |
| Spoken languages | العربية |
| Production countries | Germany, France, Palestinian Territory |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Strange Bird, Maneki Films, Philistine Films, Film Clinic, MAD Solutions, Jippie Film, Das kleine Fernsehspiel, Red Sea Fund |
| Release date | 23 aprile 2026 |
| Production | Caroline Daube, Didar Domehri, Ossama Bawardi, Annemarie Jacir, Mohamed Hefzy, Jessica Khoury, Alaa Karkouti, Maher Diab, Jutta Feit, Julia Peters, Stefanie Plattner, Suzannah Mirghani, Gordon Spragg, Michael Arnon, Laurin Dietrich |
| Writer | Suzannah Mirghani |
| Editing | Amparo Mejías Auñón, Simon Blasi, Frank Müller |
| Cinematography | Frida Marzouk |
| Assistant directors | Suzannah Mirghani |
| Camera operators | Frida Marzouk |
| Additional photography | Frida Marzouk |
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| Production design | Pierre Glemet, Marwa Amer |
| Art direction | Pierre Glemet, Marwa Amer |
| Set decoration | Pierre Glemet, Marwa Amer |
| Music | Emmanuel Zouki, Laure Arto |
| Sound | Emmanuel Zouki, Laure Arto |
| Costume design | Simba Elmur |
| Makeup | Simba Elmur |
| Hairstyling | Simba Elmur |
| Budget | 750.000 € |
Release dates
Premiere
Germany / Sep 29, 2025 / Filmfest Hamburg
Canada / Mar 14, 2026 / International Film Festival of Ottawa
Theatrical release
Germany / Apr 23, 2026 / 12
France / Jul 01, 2026
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