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Wadjda
2012
· Movie
· 98 min
A
MEANRANK
81/100
Every rating
73–99
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Metacritic users on 73, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 99. Critics average 90, everyone else 78.
See the most agreed on films →A spirited 10-year-old girl in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, dreams of owning a green bicycle so she can race her friend Abdullah. However, her conservative society deems it improper for girls to ride bikes. Undeterred, Wadjda decides to raise the money herself. She enters her school's Koran recitation competition, hoping to win the cash prize. Her determination and cleverness challenge the rigid traditions around her, quietly symbolizing a larger struggle for freedom and self-expression for young women in a restrictive environment.
Details
- Director
- Haifaa al-Mansour
- Writer
- Haifaa al-Mansour
- Studio
- Razor Film Produktion, Highlook Communications Group, Rotana Film Production, Dubai Entertainment and Media Organization
- Released
- 6 December 2012
- Country
- Germany, Saudi Arabia
- Language
- Arabic
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Rated
- PG
- Box office
- $6.5M
- Awards
- 10 wins, 8 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 18 →3 major awards won · 10 wins from 18 nominations across 15 ceremonies
| Venice Film Festival 2012 | Interfilm Award | Haifaa Al-Mansour | Winner |
| Venice Film Festival 2012 | C.I.C.A.E. Award | Haifaa Al-Mansour | Winner |
| Venice Film Festival 2012 | CinemAvvenire Award | Haifaa Al-Mansour (Best Film—Il cerchio non è rotondo Award) | Winner |
| British Academy Film Awards 2014 | Best Foreign Film | Haifaa Al-Mansour, Gerhard Meixner, Roman Paul | Nominee |
| Motion Picture Sound Editors Golden Reel Awards 2014 | Best Sound Editing: Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue & ADR in a Foreign Feature Film | Sebastian Schmidt | Nominee |
| Palm Springs International Film Festival 2014 | Directors to Watch | Haifaa Al-Mansour | Winner |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists 2013 | This Year's Outstanding Achievement By a Woman in the Film Industry | Haaifa Al-Mansour for challenging the limitations placed on women within her culture. | Winner |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists 2013 | Best Non-English Language Film | Nominee |
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Venice Film Festival
3 nominations, 3 won
| C.I.C.A.E. Award | Haifaa Al-Mansour | Winner |
| CinemAvvenire Award | Haifaa Al-Mansour (Best Film—Il cerchio non è rotondo Award) | Winner |
| Interfilm Award | Haifaa Al-Mansour | Winner |
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
2 nominations, 1 won
| This Year's Outstanding Achievement By a Woman in the Film Industry | Haaifa Al-Mansour for challenging the limitations placed on women within her culture. | Winner |
| Best Non-English Language Film | Nominee |
Dubai International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Muhr Arab Award | Waad Mohammed (Best Actress – Feature) Roman Paul (Best Film – Feature) Gerhard Meixner (Best Film – Feature) | Winner |
Innsbruck International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Südwind-Filmpreis | Haifaa Al-Mansour | Winner |
National Board of Review
1 nomination, 1 won
| NBR Freedom of Expression | Haifaa Al-Mansour | Winner |
Palm Springs International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Directors to Watch | Haifaa Al-Mansour | Winner |
Rotterdam International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Dioraphte Award | Haifaa Al-Mansour | Winner |
Vancouver International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Most Popular International First Feature Award | Haifaa Al-Mansour | Winner |
Asia Pacific Screen Awards
1 nomination
| Best Children's Feature Film | Nominee |
British Academy Film Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Film | Haifaa Al-Mansour, Gerhard Meixner, Roman Paul | Nominee |
British Film Institute
1 nomination
| Sutherland Trophy | Haifaa Al-Mansour | Nominee |
Fribourg International Film Festival
1 nomination
| Grand Prix | Haifaa Al-Mansour | Nominee |
Motion Picture Sound Editors Golden Reel Awards
1 nomination
| Best Sound Editing: Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue & ADR in a Foreign Feature Film | Sebastian Schmidt | Nominee |
San Francisco Film Critics Circle
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | Nominee |
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
1 nomination
| Grand Prize | Haifaa Al-Mansour | Nominee |