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Wadjda

Lists: Comedy, Drama, Independent Film Award Nominees - BIFA

Brief Synopsis: "Wadjda is a 10-year-old girl living in a suburb of Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia. Although she lives in a conservative world, Wadjda is fun loving, entrepreneurial and always pushing the boundaries of what she can get away with. After a fight with her friend Abdullah, a neighborhood boy she shouldn't be playing with, Wadjda sees a beautiful green bicycle for sale. She wants the bicycle desperately so that she can beat Abdullah in a race. But Wadjda's mother won't allow it, fearing repercussions from a society that sees bicycles as dangerous to a girl's virtue. So Wadjda decides to try and raise the money herself..."

Overall Ranking: 961 (Rank from 2013: # 41)


Rating:
79.83
Adjusted* Rating:
(lowest rating dropped)
81.6

Ratings Breakdown
(The Mixed Bag)

Buttery 16.67%
Regular 83.33%
Half-Popped 0%
Stale 0%
Burnt 0%




 


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People Involved



  • Reem Abdullah (Mother)
  • Waad Mohammed (Wadjda)
  • Abdullrahman Algohani (Abdullah)
  • Ahd (Ms. Hussa)
  • Sultan Al Assaf (Father)
  • Dana Abdullilah (Salma)
  • Rehab Ahmed (Noura)
  • Rafa Al Sanea (Fatima)
  • Sara Aljaber (Leila)
  • Noura Faisal (Abeer)
  • Talal Loay (Abeers Young Man)
  • Sami Hazim (Abdullahs uncle)
  • Mohammed Zahir (Iqbal - the driver)
  • Nouf Saad (Koran Teacher)
  • Faoziah Alyaaqop (Ms Jamilia)
  • Haifaa Al-Mansour (Director)