Wadjda
Available on MUBI
Critics and audiences alike hail this movie calling it "ONE OF THE BEST FILMS OF THE YEAR. SOMETHING CLOSE TO A MIRACLE!" - The Playlist; "FUNNY AND TOUCHING" - Wall Street Journal; "BOUNDARY-PUSHING CINEMA IN ALL THE BEST WAYS" - The Telegraph. WADJDA is a movie of firsts. This first feature film shot entirely in Saudi Arabia by Haifaa Al-Mansour (Mary Shelley) 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 made by a female Saudi filmmaker.
Starring Reem Abdullah, Waad Mohammed, Abdullrahman Al Gohani
Director Haifaa Al-Mansour