A fictional story set amid the cotton fields of Sudan, exploring traditions and change. A screening with director Suzannah Mirghani participating via videoconference.
In a cotton-farming village in Sudan, a teenage girl named Nafisa grows up listening to heroic tales of the struggle against the British colonizers, as told by her grandmother, the village matriarch, Al-Sit. But when a young businessman arrives from abroad with a new development plan and genetically modified cotton, Nafisa finds herself at the center of a power struggle that will determine the village’s future. Realizing her own strength, Nafisa embarks on a quest to save the cotton fields—and herself. Neither she nor her community will ever be the same again.
By Suzannah Mirghani (Germany, France, Palestine, Egypt, 2025, 1h34) – Fiction
Starring: Mihad Murtada, Rabha Mohamed Mahmoud, Talaat Fareed, Haram Bisheer, Mohamed Musa, Hassan Kassala
A fictional story set amid the cotton fields of Sudan, exploring traditions and change. A screening with director Suzannah Mirghani participating via videoconference.
In a cotton-farming village in Sudan, a teenage girl named Nafisa grows up listening to heroic tales of the struggle against the British colonizers, as told by her grandmother, the village matriarch, Al-Sit. But when a young businessman arrives from abroad with a new development plan and genetically modified cotton, Nafisa finds herself at the center of a power struggle that will determine the village’s future. Realizing her own strength, Nafisa embarks on a quest to save the cotton fields—and herself. Neither she nor her community will ever be the same again.
By Suzannah Mirghani (Germany, France, Palestine, Egypt, 2025, 1h34) – Fiction
Starring: Mihad Murtada, Rabha Mohamed Mahmoud, Talaat Fareed, Haram Bisheer, Mohamed Musa, Hassan Kassala
An event organized as part of the Mediterranean 2026 season
