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Cotton Queen

Dir. Suzannah Mirghani
Constellation - CONSTELLATION FEATURE FILM COMPETITION
Wed 5 Nov - Tue 11 Nov
Wed 5 Nov
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Tue 11 Nov
  • Wed 5 Nov
    14:15
    Vue in the Light, Leeds
    Screen 12
    Past event
  • Sat 8 Nov
    10:45
    Vue in the Light, Leeds
    Screen 12
    Past event
  • Tue 11 Nov
    13:30
    Vue in the Light, Leeds
    Screen 7
    Past event

In her captivating debut feature, Sudanese-Russian filmmaker Suzannah Mirghani expands on her acclaimed short Al-Sit with a richly layered feminist tale, set in a cotton-farming village.

Teenage Nafisa, raised on her grandmother’s stories of resistance, finds herself at the centre of a power play when a businessman introduces genetically modified cotton. With touches of magical realism, Cotton Queen captures a young woman’s awakening amid a community caught between tradition and modernity.

“Cotton Queen unveils a world where myth, authority and the everyday are tightly interwoven. Its real tension lies not in taking sides, but in navigating the tangled threads of past, present and future.” — Christina Yang, The Upcoming

Director Suzannah Mirghani
Running time 93 mins
Production year 2025
Country Sudan, Germany, France, Saudi Arabia, Qatar
Language Arabic
Courtesy of Totem
Premiere Status UK Premiere

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