Wadjda (2012)

Original title

Das Mädchen Wadjda

Directed by

Haifaa al-Mansour

Genre

drama film

Country

Jordan, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Germany

Runtime

1h 38m

Rated

PG

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 519 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young Saudi girl named Wadjda wants to buy a bicycle so she can race her friend. She tries to raise the money herself while her mother worries about following society's strict rules.

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What happens

Wadjda (Arabic: وجدة, romanized: Wajda, pronounced [wad͡ʒ.da]) is a 2012 Saudi Arabian drama film, written and directed by Haifaa al-Mansour (in her feature directorial debut). It was the first feature film shot entirely in Saudi Arabia and the first feature-length film made by a female Saudi director. It won numerous awards at film festivals around the world. The film was selected as the Saudi Arabian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards (the first time the country made a submission for the Oscars), but it was not nominated. It successfully earned a nomination for Best Foreign Film at the 2014 BAFTA Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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