Wadjda is a 2012 Saudi Arabian drama film, written and directed by Haifaa al-Mansour. It was the first feature film shot entirely in Saudi Arabia and the first feature-length film made by a female Saudi director. It won numerous awards at film festivals around the world. The film was selected as the Saudi Arabian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. It successfully earned a nomination for Best Foreign Film at the 2014 BAFTA Awards.
Wadjda (2012)
Directed by Haifaa Al-Mansour
Description by Wikipedia
Movie Info
Official Site
Box Office
$6,499,169
Tags
Bicycle, Child Protagonist, Mother Daughter Relationship, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Attributes
Narrative Location: Riyadh
Subject: autonomy, goal pursuit, patriarchy, sexism, teenage rebellion, women in Islam
Time Period: 2000s
Subject: autonomy, goal pursuit, patriarchy, sexism, teenage rebellion, women in Islam
Time Period: 2000s
Alternate Titles
Das Mädchen Wadjda
DE
Den gröna cykeln
SE
Den grønne cykel
DK
Den grønne sykkelen
NO
Dziewczynka w trampkach
PL
La bicicleta verde
AR, CL, MX, ES
La bicicletta verde
IT
O Sonho de Wadjda
BR, PT
Shôjo wa Jitensha ni Notte
JP
To apagorevmeno podilato
GR
Vađda
RS
Vecide
TR
Vihreä polkupyörä
FI
Wadjda
AU, CA, FR, IN, IE, NZ, SA, GB, US
Yaджда
RU
Zeleno kolo
SI
Το απαγορευμένο ποδήλατο
GR
Вaджда
RU
Ваджда
UA
少女は自転車にのって
JP
腳踏車大作戰
TW
와즈다
KR