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Wadjda

Movie · 2012 · 98 min

A quietly determined, warm-hearted portrait of a girl pushing against limits, mixing small rebellions with tender family moments.

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2012 film Saudi by Haifaa al-Mansour
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Year
2012
Runtime
98 min
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • family
  • freedom
  • gender
  • coming-of-age
Places
  • big city
  • school
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour4
Realism9
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Haifaa al-Mansour
Written by
Haifaa al-Mansour
Starring
Reem Abdullah, Waad Mohammed, Mariam Alghamdi
Music
Max Richter
Cinematography
Lutz Reitemeier
Runtime
98 min
Country
United States, Netherlands, Germany, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates
Languages
Arabic

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