2012 · drama
Wadjda (2012)
Directed by Haifaa al-Mansour1h 38m2012
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.
Our read: Wadjda (2012) (2012) reads as a warm, measured, grounded drama entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Warm, measured, measured drama, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, intimate, measured.
- warm
- measured
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