Wadjda 2013 Movie

An enterprising Saudi girl signs on for her school's Koran recitation competition as a way to raise the remaining funds she needs in order to buy the green bicycle that has captured her interest. More details

Directors

Haifaa Al-Mansour

Cast

Reem Abdullah Waad Mohammed Abdullrahman Al Gohani Ahd

Tags

comedy drama feminist film title directed by female character name as title bicycle recitation competition school koran 10 year old money saudi arabia memorization teacher friend f rated coming of age directorial debut reference to the matrix girls' school infertility chuck taylor gym shoes scandal helmet bicycle helmet hospital blackboard dress red dress go between broken dish shopping mall water fountain coffee mug mug van bus sandwich loudspeaker friendship between girls best friend training wheels election construction worker construction site rock throwing volcanic stone rock stone store school bus hugging backpack soccer reference to the pythagorean theorem yarn hopscotch toy store drawing on body patriarchy skinned knee singing head scarf mix tape sexism classroom belief in the devil belief in the afterlife audio cassette belief in god religious club ritual cleansing crying cooking telephone call bracelet kitchen bedroom crush photograph wedding sneakers tomboy radio listening to music raising money saving money child bride playground painting toenails blue nail polish family tree false accusation burqa school principal principal fireworks fundamentalism religious religious fundamentalist friendship children school uniform family relationships child's point of view little boy little girl child protagonist female protagonist riyadh saudi arabia driver mother daughter relationship prize money prize winner prayer social pressure child marriage title appears in writing falling off a bicycle learning to ride a bicycle riding a bicycle radical islam islam women in islam muslim women muslim girl muslim estranged father polygamy black shoe tape recorder playing a video game vice squad abaya the cloak women in society submissive women women's rights woman wearing a veil arabian veil hijab religious fundamentalism religious education religious values religious bigotry religious intolerance religious zealot religious school religious prejudice religious discipline fundamentalist religion religion teacher religion school competition qur'an title spoken by character

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