2012 1h 38m Haifaa al-Mansour

Wadjda

Name: Wadjda
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Made in Europe
Released: 2012
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Reem Abdullah, Waad Mohammed, Abdullrahman Algohani, Ahd Kamel

★ 7.5 IMDb

Drama Comedy Made in Europe

An enterprising Saudi girl signs on for her school's Quran recitation competition as a way to raise the remaining funds she needs in order to buy the green bicycle that has captured her interest.

Writer Haifaa al-Mansour

Cast Reem Abdullah, Waad Mohammed, Abdullrahman Algohani, Ahd Kamel

DP Lutz Reitemeier

Music Max Richter

Essays and Criticism

On this film

Subtlety in Female Gaze: Wadjda by Manoj Barpujari, FIPRESCI

In conversation with other films

Women, Film and The Arab Spring by Julie Rigg, FIPRESCI

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Awards & Festivals

Nominated International Submission to the Academy Awards

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