2012 (Saudi Arabia/ Germany) (Drama)
(Arabic with English subtitles)
Starring: Waad Mohammed, Reem Abdullah
Director: Haifaa Al-Mansour
A Member’s Choice Film. Wadjda is a movie of firsts. This first feature film shot entirely in Saudi Arabia is the story of a young girl living in a suburb of Riyadh determined to raise enough money to buy a bike in a society that sees bicycles as dangerous to a girl’s virtue. Even more impressive, Wadjda is the first feature film by female Saudi filmmaker Haifaa Al Mansour and was made in a country where cinemas are banned and women cannot drive or vote. The most radical and cheering message of “Wadjda” is that change isn’t just possible, it is inevitable. (1hr 38min)
Wadjda (PG)
