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Locarno Film Festival 2026

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Cotton Queen (Country: Germany. France, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan; Year: 2025; Director: Suzannah Mirghani; Writer: Suzannah Mirghani; Stars: Mihad Murtada, Rabha Mohamed Mahmoud, Talaat Fareed, Haram Bisheer, Hassan Kassala)
In Sudan, Nafisa picks cotton and learns from her grandmother. The arrival of a young businessman, threatens to change their way of life.
Full Review See: Suzannah Mirghani on culture, politics and magic realism in Cotton Queen
Crocodile (Country: New Zealand, Nigeria; Year: 2026; Director: The Critics, Pietra Brettkelly)
A group of young filmmakers in Nigeria form a homemade collective with smartphones and recycled materials.
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