Wadjda

  • 100'
  • Saudi Arabia
  • 2012
Wadjda (10) lives with her parents in a suburb of Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia. Despite her conservative surroundings, Wadjda is a playful child who regularly takes things to the limit. When the girl wants a beautiful green bicycle, her mother is opposed to it: what would people around them think? Cycling is not a suitable pastime for a girl.
Wadjda doesn’t care and decides to save the money herself. Her mother, who is distracted by her husband’s desire to take a second wife, hardly realises what plans - often very unsuitable - her daughter thinks up to earn money.
Haifaa Al Mansour, regarded as the first female filmmaker from Saudi Arabia, tells an intimate story about a girl with big dreams. Wadjda stands for many girls and women from Saudi Arabia. The drama offers a glimpse of a society that is otherwise closed, with universal and familiar themes such as hope, courage and perseverance.


  • 100'
  • Saudi Arabia
  • 2012
Director
Haifaa Al Mansour
Countries of production
Saudi Arabia, Germany
Year
2012
Festival Edition
IFFR 2013
Length
100'
Medium
DCP
Language
Arabic
Producers
Gerhard Meixner, Roman Paul
Production Company
Razor Film Produktion GmbH
Sales
The Match Factory GmbH
Screenplay
Haifaa Al Mansour
Cinematography
Lutz Reitemeier
Editor
Andreas Wodraschke
Production Design
Thomas Molt
Sound Design
Sebastian Schmidt
Music
Max Richter
Cast
Waad Mohammed, Reem Abdullah
Local Distributor
September Film
Website
http://razor-film.de/en/projects/wadjda/
Director
Haifaa Al Mansour
Countries of production
Saudi Arabia, Germany
Year
2012
Festival Edition
IFFR 2013
Length
100'
Medium
DCP
Language
Arabic
Producers
Gerhard Meixner, Roman Paul
Production Company
Razor Film Produktion GmbH
Sales
The Match Factory GmbH
Screenplay
Haifaa Al Mansour
Cinematography
Lutz Reitemeier
Editor
Andreas Wodraschke
Production Design
Thomas Molt
Sound Design
Sebastian Schmidt
Music
Max Richter
Cast
Waad Mohammed, Reem Abdullah
Local Distributor
September Film
Website
http://razor-film.de/en/projects/wadjda/