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Wadjda
Directed by
Haifaa al-Mansour
PG
2012
1h 38m
Drama
,
Comedy
7.5
99%
88%
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An enterprising Saudi girl signs on for her school's Koran recitation competition as a way to raise the remaining funds she needs in order to buy the green bicycle that has captured her interest.
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Cast of Wadjda
Reem Abdullah
Mother
Waad Mohammed
Wadjda
Abdullrahman Algohani
Abdullah
Ahd Kamel
Ms. Hussa
Sultan Al Assaf
Father
Dana Abdullilah
Salma
Rehab Ahmed
Noura
Rafa Al Sanea
Fatima
Sara Aljaber
Leila
Noura Faisal
Abeer
Talal Loay
Abeer's Young Man
Sami Hazim
Abdullah's uncle
Mohammed Zahir
Iqbal - the driver
Nouf Saad
Koran Teacher
Faoziah Alyaaqop
Ms Jamilia
Haifaa al-Mansour
Director / Writer
Roman Paul
Producer
Gerhard Meixner
Producer
Wadjda Ratings & Reviews
Bitch Media
Sarah Mirk
Wadjda builds a complex portrait of a place and people around a simple story.
Reel Talk Online
Candice Frederick
A moving film that is punctuated by two heartening debut performances Wadjda never stops to second guess itself in its intent or declaration.
Washington Post
Ann Hornaday
The most radical and cheering message of Wadjda is that a change isn't just possible, but inevitable.
Austin Chronicle
Marjorie Baumgarten
Writer/director Haifaa al-Mansour's story is relatively simple, although the world it reveals is deeply complex.
Seattle Times
John Hartl
"Wadjda" earns extra points just for being what it is. Who knew that, in a country that famously frowns on women driving cars, some are even allowed to make movies?
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Joe Williams
This delightful debut feature by a Saudi woman named Haifaa Al-Mansour uses a bicycle as a metaphor for freedom within a social circumference.
Detroit News
Tom Long
A sweet little film about the human spirit, about want and energy and determination against unfair odds.
Denver Post
Lisa Kennedy
In Saudi filmmaker Haifaa al-Mansour's winsome wonder Wadjda, a young girl's aspirations provide an intimate glimpse into the possibilities and limitations of a cloaked culture.
Boston Globe
Peter Keough
More than a critique of Saudi society, "Wadjda" offers a character with universal resonance and appeal.
Newsday
John Anderson
Al-Mansour seems out to make a movie that works in America. Which is likely a savvy move, since it seems unlikely she's going to get much traction back home.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com
Cary Darling
The film is deserving of its position as a pioneer. It's a heartfelt, touching peek into the day-to-day life of a culture Westerners rarely get to see.
Philadelphia Inquirer
Steven Rea
Wadjda is a movie about freedom - and nothing represents freedom with the metaphoric simplicity and symmetry of a bicycle.
Arizona Republic
Randy Cordova
"Wadjda" is a terrific film.
Chicago Sun-Times
Bruce Ingram
There's a lot more going on in this first feature film from Saudi Arabia, where movie theaters are banned, than the deceptively simple story of a girl who's willing to do just about anything to buy her first bicycle.
HollywoodChicago.com
Brian Tallerico
Not all revolution starts with violence or even outrage. Sometimes it starts with a game of hopscotch.
San Francisco Chronicle
Walter V. Addiego
A simple story told with economy, "Wadjda" is a notable example of old-school, humanistic filmmaking.
Chicago Tribune
Michael Phillips
"Wadjda" works quietly and well in its story of a young protagonist questioning the restrictive status quo.
Chicago Reader
Ben Sachs
Though writer-director Haifaa Al-Mansour doesn't break new ground aesthetically, she relates the experience of a Saudi Arabian girl's coming of age clearly and unsentimentally, which alone makes this a must-see.
AV Club
Ignatiy Vishnevetsky
What keeps Wadjda from devolving into a sort of heavy-handed cultural show-and-tell is its title character.
The New Yorker
Anthony Lane
This is not just the first feature by Haifaa Al Mansour but the first feature to be directed by a woman from Saudi Arabia. That is quite a burden, and yet by some miracle the movie bears it with lightness and grace.
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