Wadjda

+ intro by Sarah Agha, The Arab Film Club curator

This Saudi Arabian debut shows the rebellious Wadjda, her eyes set on the bicycle of her dreams, realise that financial independency is the path to freedom.

  • Director

    Haifaa Al-Mansour

  • With

    Waad Mohammed, Reem Abdullah, Abdullrahman Algohani

  • Saudi Arabia-Germany-USA-United Arab Emirates 2012. 97min

  • Digital

  • Certificate

    PG

  • English subtitles

Every day, 10-year-old Wadjda walks past a shop window featuring a beautiful green bicycle, dreaming of when she will own it and race the boy from her neighbourhood. Although Saudi Arabian norms say bikes are not for girls, she devises a plan to raise money to buy it. Balancing harsh realities with hopeful storytelling, the first Saudi Arabian feature by a female filmmaker is an absolute triumph.

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