The most important thing is to make an authentic film. From a saudi director, a familiar story made fresh again. Aug 26, 20 the films bittersweet denouement is genuinely tender. Sep 17, 20 wadjda is tremendous and will likely move and inspire any who sees it, but no matter how great it is, the most remarkable thing about it lies behind the camera. In my opinion, wadjda, the film somehow encourages the audience to follow their hearts and to stay loyal to their ambitions. Full of pluck, mohammed plays wadjda with overflowing naturalness. Haifaa almansours political parable the perfect candidate has been picked up for north america by music box films ahead of the movies u. Sep 15, 20 waad mohammed in the title role of the saudi director haifaa almansours movie wadjda.
A groundbreaking film that is hilarious, heartbreaking and inspiring all at once. Like thieves, wadjda is understated yet expressly political, a story of a simple, universal desire that becomes a bold provocation only in the context of its setting. Reporter joe talks to wadjda director haifaa almansour about the difficulties of making the first ever film to come out of saudi arabia. A rebellious saudi girl waad mohammed enters a koran recitation competition at her school and hopes to win enough money to buy her own bicycle. Wadjda director talks the films saudi arabia setting. Wadjda is a straightforward tale of a young girl wadjda waad mohammed growing up in a suburb of riyadh, saudi arabia, who wants to buy a bicycle. This guide is useful for exploring topics including film studies, pshe education and religious education in addition. Saudi writerdirector haifaa almansour has created in wadjda the very first film to be completely shot in the kingdom. Telecharger film wadjda dvdrip uptobox 1fichier gratuitement. Being a girl in a conservative society, living freely is a dream no one dares to dream of. It tells the story of this tenyearold schoolgirl like one of the great italian neorealist films, it centres on a child and a bicycle. Sep 10, 20 full of pluck, mohammed plays wadjda with overflowing naturalness. Wadjda bande annonce vost abonnez vous maintenant pour ne rien. Wadjda is tremendous and will likely move and inspire any who sees it, but no matter how great it is, the most remarkable thing about it lies behind the camera.
Wadjda is the first film to have been entirely filmed within saudi arabia, by that countryas first female director, no less. Wadjda isnt just a good first feature from a nation, or from a new director, or a new woman director. From a saudi director, a familiar story made fresh again npr. Wadjda 2012 este primul film realizat in arabia saudita, dupa ce in 1980 au fost interzise cinematografele in tara.
Wadjda interview with director haifaa almansour 17 jul 20. In the film, we watched as wadjdas mother struggled to cope with the fact. Although she lives in a conservative world, wadjda is fun loving, entrepreneurial and always pushing the. A shot of the system of wire hangers attached to her radio so she can pick up western. Waad mohammed in the title role of the saudi director haifaa almansours movie wadjda. Download our teachers guide and our risk assessment for schools. Aug 19, 20 wadjda is a 10yearold girl living in a suburb of riyadh, the capital of saudi arabia. The closing image of wadjda at a crossroads gives a sense of freedom and hope, and offers solace to conservative and liberal viewers alike. What a girl and her bike can say about womens rights wadjda director haifaa almansour discuss making saudi arabias first featurelength film. Shes appeared in some saudi theater, but wadjda is her first onscreen role, and if she doesnt dominate the film, thats. After a fight with her friend abdullah, a neighborhood boy she shouldnt be playing with, wadjda sees a beautiful green bicycle for sale. A story set in saudi arabia and focused on the experiences of a young girl who challenges her countrys traditions. Because in addition to being a terrific gardenvariety comingofage film, wadjda happens to be the first featurelength movie ever made in saudi arabia all the more notable in that it.
What makes the movie so delightful is that wadjda isnt trying to make trouble. Wadjda, by haifaa almansour, made in saudi arabia the. Arabia by hamzah jamjoom 2010, which shows sympathetic and breathtaking sides of the nation we have never seen. A film guide that looks at wadjda, a sweet and uplifting story about tenyearold girl wadjda who refuses to let the fact shes a girl stop her from doing the things she wants to do.
Almansours film, in contrast, enjoys all the usual stereotypes. Wadjda director talks the films saudi arabia setting us news. Almansour to become saudi arabias first and most prominent female film director. It doesnt take long to understand the allegorical nature of this film, as a quiet scream against oppression. Average saudis wont be able to see wadjda until its on satellite broadcast, since theaters and movie parlors were banned there in the 1980s. Unable to find the money to do so, she enters a competition to speak the koran in public with a substantial cash prize. A story set in saudi arabia and focused on the experiences of a young girl who.
The venice title is the latest film from pioneering director haifaa almansour, who made the first saudi arabian feature wadjda in 2012. When the rules dont fit find the courage to follow your own wadjda, saudi arabias first fulllength feature by a female director, made its world premiere at the 2012 venice film festival and was selected as the saudi arabian entry for the best foreign language film at the 86th academy awards, marking the first time. For my sixth idea, i chose an image of a group of women standing side by side in matching colours to represent the religious norm in saudia arabia that a man can have more than one wife. Sep 19, 20 because in addition to being a terrific gardenvariety comingofage film, wadjda happens to be the first featurelength movie ever made in saudi arabia all the more notable in that it. This superlative first feature by haifaa al mansour saudi arabias first female director cleverly puts a spunky tween named wadjda in the foreground, but the film is really about the weight of societal pressure bearing down on wadjdas mother at home and her headmistress at school. Wadjda 20 cast and crew a rebellious saudi girl waad mohammed enters a koran recitation competition at her school and hopes to win enough money to buy her own bicycle.
It was the first feature film shot entirely in saudi arabia and the first featurelength film made by a female saudi director. It won numerous awards at film festivals around the world. The script has been developed at the rawi sundance writers lab, and was awarded with the shasha grant of the abu dhabi film festival. Wadjda arabic, english subtitles watching this remarkable film by saudi director haifaa almansour first full length movie filmed in saudi arabia realizing we are almost fourteen years into the twentyfirst century and that millions of women live in restricted, reduced environments. This arabic study day will be built around a screening of wadjda. Wadjda is her first feature film and the first feature film ever shot in the kingdom of saudi arabia. Wadjda, saudi arabias first female film, is countrys. It involves the straightforward aspirations of a 10year old girl.
Henry barnes kicks off our top 10 of 20 with the first feature by a female saudi arabian director. Watching this remarkable film by saudi director haifaa almansour first full length movie filmed in saudi arabia realizing we are almost fourteen years into the twentyfirst century and that millions of women live in restricted, reduced environments. Wadjda, a new film from saudi arabia, invites viewers to see the world through the eyes of a child. The movie is about a 10yearold girl and her bicycle. Why wadjda is the one film you should see this week video. Sep 17, 20 what a girl and her bike can say about womens rights wadjda director haifaa almansour discuss making saudi arabias first featurelength film. The film marks a directorial return to her homeland. The movie explores the various religious traditions and laws that many muslim girls and women have to follow, especially when it. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone.
Wadjda walks home and construction workers want to molest her. Sep 06, 2012 watch a clip from the film wadjda, a story set in saudi arabia and focused on the experiences of a young girl who challenges her countrys traditions. Mar 18, 2017 wadjda is about a girl whos rebellious by nature and wants to live her life to the fullest. The film s bittersweet denouement is genuinely tender. Students will watch a full screening of the film which will be followed by a series of arabic gcse and asa2 level language exercises based on the. With patience and tightly honed focus the majority of the film takes place at home and school, almansour creates a palpable sense of simmering resentment.
When wadjda sees a beautiful green bicycle for sale, she wants it desperately, but her mother wont allow her to have it, fearing repercussions from a conservative. This film is one of the first major contributions to cinema by a saudi, following the recent imax. And id like to think that this beautiful setting inspired ms. In the film, we watched as wadjda s mother struggled to cope with the fact. It also has a place in the history books as the first feature film ever to have been shot. Sep, 20 wadjda is a 10yearold girl living in a suburb of riyadh, the capital of saudi arabia. Although she lives in a conservative world, wadjda is fun loving, entrepreneurial and always pushing the boundaries of what she can get away with. Sep 22, 20 wadjda, saudi arabias first fulllength feature by a female director, made its world premiere at the 2012 venice film festival and was selected as the saudi arabian entry for the best foreign language film at the 86th academy awards, marking the first time saudi arabia has submitted a film for the best foreign language oscar. Czech republic 29 june 20 karlovy vary international film festival uk 19 july 20 limited ireland 19 july 20. She wanted to represent what life is like for women in the. Sep 12, 20 like thieves, wadjda is understated yet expressly political, a story of a simple, universal desire that becomes a bold provocation only in the context of its setting. Where the latter country has a long cinematic tradition, mansours is the first feature shot entirely in saudi arabia. Many films from iran follow this lead, embedding political. The title character, played by waad mohammed, is a preteen schoolgirl living in riyadh who wants nothing more than her own bicycle to ride.
We the adults in the audience are asked to set aside everything we think we already know, and start fresh with no preconceptions. Wadjda is a 10yearold girl living in a suburb of riyadh, the capital of saudi arabia. What sets wadjda apart is almansours confidently light touch this is one of the most outwardly cheery jeremiads ever made, which allows the uneasy existence between the young protagonist and. Jul 20, 20 the eponymous 10yearold wadjda affectingly played by 12yearold waad mohammed is a spirited, lowermiddleclass schoolgirl in riyadh, troubled by the impending separation of her parents, who.