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WADJDA

Director:

  Haifaa Al Mansour
  

Year Released:

  2012

Jan's Rating:

Rich's Rating:

4.5 out of 5

3.5 out of 5

Key Performances:

  Reem Abdullah
  Ahd
  Sultan Al Assaf
  Abdullrahman Al Gohani
  Waad Mohammed
Movie Haiku:Superlative first feature by Saudia Arabia''''s first female director cleverly puts spunky pre-teen (Waad Mohammed) in the foreground, but film is really about the weight of societal pressure bearing down on her mother (Reem Abdullah) at home & her principal (Ahd) at school. A MUST SEE: Will simultaneously break your heart & make it soar!!! (Not yet seen by Rich)

ADDITIONAL FF2 INFO ABOUT THIS FILM:

Women filmmakers?

  Yes

Jewish content?

  Yes

Haiku Posted:

  2013