Synopse
A single mother from Nairobi becomes a beacon of hope: a film about the power of solidarity that can apparently make the impossible happen. Queen is a strong-willed woman, who ekes out a living for herself and her two children in 1990s Nairobi. She gets to know the Irish correspondent Anna and an unexpected and unusual friendship ensues. When it turns out that Queen has Aids, Anna arranges for Queen to get treatment. Queen survives, while her friends and neighbours die of the disease. For her, survival is a commitment to fight against injustice.
Regie
Emily Atef is an Iranian-German-French director and author who has won many awards, including for her films The Stranger in Me (2008) and 3 Days in Quiberon (2018). Since 2025 she has been a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
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25.09.2026 10:15 Uhr
CinemaxX Dammtor - Saal 2
Info
Original Title: Call Me Queen
International Title: Call Me Queen
Category: Feature
Section: Kaleidoscope
Version & Subtitles: English, Swahili OV with German subtitles
Director: Emily Atef
Screenplay: Emily Atef, Jeannine Dominy, Josune Hahnheiser, Hawa Essuman
Cast/Protagonists: Eliane Umuhire, Denise Gough, Danny Sapani, Dominic West, Charlie Carrick, Michelle Tiren, Nice Githinji, Lwanda Jawar, Helen Keli, Laurent Lafitte
Production country: Germany, France, Kenya
Year of Production: 2026
Length: 105 min
Producer: Gian-Piero Ringel, David Thion, Catherine Townsend, Alexandra Stone
Production company: Ringel Film, Les Films Pelléas, Cowboy Films, Streetcar Productions
Cinematography: Hélène Louvart
Sound: Magnus Pflüger
Editor: Anne Fabini
Music: Atena Eshtiaghi
Production Design: Naia Barrenechea
Costume Design: Sophie Oprisanu
Casting: Isabella Odoffin
Commissioning Editor: Cooky Ziesche / rbb, Tobias Gottschlich / rbb, Manuel Tanner / rbb/arte, Birgit Kämper / arte
Co-producer: Paul Zischler, Martin Rehbock, Veronica Ferres, Appie Matere
co-production company: Zischlermann Filmproduktion GmbH, Construction Film, Ascent Films
World Sales: Global Constellation
Distributor: Filmreederei GmbH
Kontakt: Jonas Weydemann / Filmreederei GmbH
