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Wadjda

2012

Haifaa Al-Mansour

Reem Abdullah, Waad Mohammed, Abdullrahman Algohani, Sultan Al Assaf, Ahd Kamel

7.1

6,614

Drama 10-year-old Wadjda challenges deep-rooted Saudi traditions in a determined quest to buy a bicycle. When everything goes against her plans, she sees one last chance in her school's Koran recitation competition and the large cash prize for first place. The first film ever shot entirely in Saudi Arabia, WADJDA is the story of a girl determined to fight for her dreams.

	Author	Review
United States	Jay Weissberg Variety	"A winning, handsomely crafted story with a charismatic lead guaranteed to charm international auds"	POS
United States	Deborah Young The Hollywood Reporter	"A real discovery from the Middle East and a film that will be one of the most-seen Arab-language films of the year (...) The three excellent main actresses are subtly directed"	POS
United Kingdom	Robbie Collin Telegraph	"Modest as it may look, this is boundary-pushing cinema in all the best ways, and what a thrill it is to hear those boundaries creak (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of five)"	POS

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