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Wadjda
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Wadjda (, ) 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.
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7.2An 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.
Cast
- Reem Abdullah as Mother
- Waad Mohammed as Wadjda
- Abdullrahman Algohani as Abdullah
- Ahd Kamel as Ms. Hussa
- Sultan Al Assaf as Father
- Dana Abdullilah as Salma
Themes
- saudi arabia
- independence
- bicycle
- growing up
- woman director
- child protagonist
- mother daughter relationship
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Key facts
- Film.image
- Wadjda (film).jpg
- Film.director
- Haifaa al-Mansour
- Film.writer
- Haifaa al-Mansour
- Film.music
- Max Richter
- Film.editing
- Andreas Wodraschke
- Film.runtime
- 98 minutes
- Film.country
- Saudi Arabia
- Film.language
- Arabic
- Film.gross
- $14.5 million
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 98
- FilmAffinity ID
- 843847
- Official website
- www.wadja.com
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- title
- Wadjda
- publication date
- 2013-09-05
- review score
- 81/100
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Wadjda (, ) 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.
==Plot== In the 2000s, Wadjda, a spirited 10-year-old living in Riyadh, dreams of owning a green bicycle that she passes at a store every day on her way to school. She wants to race her friend Abdullah, a boy from her neighborhood, but riding bikes is frowned upon for girls and Wadjda's mother refuses to buy one for her. The bike is expensive, costing SR800 (~$213).