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Wadjda (2013)

An 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.
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Semoy Booker
June 10, 2021
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How 'Wadjda' Brings Girl Empowerment to Saudi Girls, and Girls all Around the World

First, I love the film, Wadjda (2012)for indulging in femininity. Wadjda reminds me of my younger self, who had wavy, untamed hair and preferred to wear sneakers over flats and heels. There was a time when the only fictional character that resembled me, physically, was Princess Jasmine from Aladdin (1992). We came from different backgrounds, but like me, Jasmine had long, flowing hair and the lightest brown skin. I didn't have many female role models that had my type of hair or my skin color. As I watched Wadjda, I told myself, "where was this film when I was ten". I kept imagining how great it would have been to meet a real-life Wadjda, we could have colored our sneakers together.
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Movie Information


An 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.

Rating:PG
Genre:Drama
Directed By:Haifaa al-Mansour
Written By:Haifaa al-Mansour
In Theaters:9/13/2013
Box Office:$6,499,169
Runtime:98 minutes
Studio:Razor Film Produktion, Highlook Communications Group, Rotana Film Production, Dubai Entertainment and Media Organization, Abu Dhabi Film Commission, ILB Investitionsbank desLandes Brandenburg, FFA

Cast


Director

Haifaa al-Mansour

Director

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Reem Abdullah

Mother

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Waad Mohammed

Wadjda

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Abdullrahman Algohani

Abdullah

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Ahd Kamel

Ms. Hussa

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Sultan Al Assaf

Father

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Dana Abdullilah

Salma

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Rehab Ahmed

Noura

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Rafa Al Sanea

Fatima

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Sara Aljaber

Leila

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Noura Faisal

Abeer

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Talal Loay

Abeer's Young Man