Wadjda

Feb 5, 2013

1h 38m

★ 7.2

I want you to be the happiest person in the world.

Overview

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

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Razor Film Produktion

Highlook Communications Group

Rotana Film Production

Dubai Entertainment and Media Organization

Abu Dhabi Film Commission

ILB Investitionsbank desLandes Brandenburg

Wadjda Trailers

Cast

Mother

Reem Abdullah

Wadjda

Waad Mohammed

Abdullah

Abdullrahman Algohani

Ms. Hussa

Ahd Kamel

Father

Sultan Al Assaf

Salma

Dana Abdullilah

Noura

Rehab Ahmed

Fatima

Rafa Al Sanea

Leila

Sara Aljaber

Abeer

Noura Faisal

Abeer's Young Man

Talal Loay

Abdullah's uncle

Sami Hazim

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