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Wadjda (Arabic: وجدة, romanized: Wajda, pronounced) 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 [2] [3] [4] [5] and the first feature-length film made by a female Saudi director.
May 16, 2013 · Wadjda is a comedy drama film directed by Haifaa Al-Mansour, the first feature length film by a female Saudi director. It tells the story of a 10-year-old girl who wants to buy a green bicycle and enters a Quran recitation competition to raise the money.
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- Comedy, Drama
- Haifaa Al-Mansour
- 2013-05-16
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- 2 min
- 435.1K
- Rotten Tomatoes Indie
Aug 19, 2013 · WADJDA is a 10-year-old girl living in a suburb of Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia. Although she lives in a conservative world, Wadjda is fun loving, entrepreneurial and always pushing the...
- 2 min
- 102.2K
- Sony Pictures Classics
Sep 26, 2013 · A review of the first feature film shot and released in Saudi Arabia, directed by Haifaa Al Mansour. The film follows a 10-year-old girl who wants a bike and challenges the gender and religious norms of her society.
A rebellious Saudi girl (Waad Mohammed) enters a Koran recitation competition at her school and hopes to win enough money to buy her own bicycle.
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- Drama
- PG
Sep 12, 2013 · Haifaa al-Mansour’s “Wadjda” is the story of a spirited 10-year-old Saudi girl discovering the severe limitations placed on women in the name of custom, Islam...
