Monday, May 26, 2014

WADJDA (2012) C


Foreign, subtitles

The first film produced by a Saudi Arabian women.  A coming of age story about a 10 year old girl living in that repressive society.  Gave up after 20 minutes. Just not interesting.  Sandy would have continued

From Rotten Tomatoes: WADJDA is a movie of firsts. This first feature film shot entirely in Saudi Arabia is the story of a young girl living in a suburb of Riyadh determined to raise enough money to buy a bike in a society that sees bicycles as dangerous to a girl's virtue. Even more impressive, WADJDA is the first feature film made by a female Saudi filmmaker. In a country where cinemas are banned and women cannot drive or vote, writer- director Haifaa Al Mansour has broken many barriers with her new film. 

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