Cotton Queen

About Cotton Queen

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.

Cotton Queen (2026) is a drama film directed by Suzannah Mirghani. It runs 94 minutes and was released in April 2026.

Mihad Murtada takes the lead as Nafisa, Rabeha Mahmoud as Al-Sit, Talaat Farid as Babiker, and Haram Basher as Aisha. Written by Suzannah Mirghani. Production companies include Das kleine Fernsehspiel, Film Clinic, and Jippie Film.