Wadjda
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Originally released as a motion picture in 2012.
Originally issued as part of a Blu-ray/DVD combo pack.
Special features: Commentary with writer/director Haifaa Al Mansour; The making of Wadjda; Director's Guild of America Q&A with Haifaa Al Mansour.
Waad Mohammed, Reem Abdullah, Ahd, Abdullrahman Al Gohani.
Wadjda, a fun-loving 10-year-old girl living in Saudi Arabia, has her heart set on a beautiful new bicycle. However, her mother won't allow it, fearing repercussions from a society that sees bicycles as dangerous to a girl's virtue. Determined to turn her dreams into reality and buy the bike on her own, Wadjda uncovers the contradictions and opportunities ingrained in her world. Hilarious, heartbreaking and inspiring all at once, this groundbreaking film has charmed critics and audiences all over the globe.
DVD, NTSC region 1, high definition widescreen (1.75:1) presentation; 5.1 Dolby Digital surround.
COMMUNITY REVIEWS
Wadjda submitted by lstorc on July 28, 2019, 12:22pm Wadjda is incredible! It's a film that respectfully addresses socially imposed gender constructs in the middle east.
LANGUAGE OPTIONS
In Arabic or French (PAR) with optional English or French subtitles and optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH); credits in parallel Arabic and English; some special features include English audio.
PUBLISHED
Culver City, California : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2014]
Year Published: 2014
Description: 1 videodisc (approximately 97 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Blu-Ray
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Al-Mansour, Haifaa, 1974-
Paul, Roman (Producer),
Meixner, Gerhard,
Alkahtani, Amr,
Mohammed, Waad,
Abdullah, Reem,
Ahd (Actress),
Al-Gohani, Abdullrahman,
Reitemeier, Lutz, 1963-
Richter, Max,
Wodraschke, Andreas, 1969-
Sony Pictures Classics (Firm),
Razor Filmproduktion (Firm),
High Look Group,
Rotana Distribution (Firm),
Norddeutscher Rundfunk,
Bayerischer Rundfunk,
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),
SUBJECTS
Girls -- Saudi Arabia -- Drama.
Girls -- Saudi Arabia -- Social conditions -- Drama.
Bicycles -- Saudi Arabia -- Drama.
Mothers and daughters -- Saudi Arabia -- Drama.
Contests -- Saudi Arabia -- Drama.
Saudi Arabia -- Drama.
Coming-of-age films.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Feature films -- Saudi Arabia.
Feature films -- Germany.
Foreign language films -- Arabic.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.