Cotton Queen (2026)

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.

Cast (7)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Mihad Murtada

Nafisa

R

Rabeha Mahmoud

Al-Sit

T

Talaat Farid

Babiker

H

Haram Basher

Aisha

M

Mohamed Musa

Bilal

Hassan Kassala

Nadir

Fatma Farid

Faiza

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