KFC Presents: Cotton Queen (TBC)
Screen 1, Sunday 8 Nov 2026, 17:45
- ends at 19:23
This film is presented by Keswick Film Club as part of its 2026-2027 season. Everyone is welcome, but Membership of the Keswick Film Club costs £10 and then entitles you to a £3 discount on the ticket price of its films (which are shown on most Sundays from September to March, typically at 5pm).
As it is hosted by the Keswick Film Club, which is seperate from the cinema, this film is not included in the Keswick Alhambra Cinema Membership programme. If you are a Keswick Alhambra Cinema Member you can though also join the Keswick Film Club, and at the discounted price of just £5. Just ask the staff in the cinema if you would like to take up this offer.
Cotton Queen (in Arabic with English subtitles)
Life in a Sudanese village is dominated by cotton and Al-Sit, an old lady who fought off the British many years earlier. Her grand daughter Nafisa is happy with her life, hoping to marry Babiker. Then Nadir arrives, selling the villagers on GM seeds, and looking for a wife. Nadir’s mother sees him as a good bet, regardless of what Nadir thinks…
Director/writer ‘Mirghani gradually builds a sense of the pressures on Nafisa as she realises that her own desires may well be sacrificed for what is considered the greater good of the village. Her mother and grandmother have plans that pay little heed to what Nafisa wants...The pressures on her may be considerable, but her quiet determination to face them down makes for an appealing heroine’ - Alan Hunter, Screen Daily.