At a glance
- Identifiers
- Wikidataimdbofficialelcinema
- Review
- Draft Completeness 2/5 · Help complete it
WomenChildren and youthTradition versus culture
Screening Room
- Format
- Film · Muslim history or life carries the story
- Released
- 2012 CE · 1433 AH†
- Countries
- SA · DE
- Languages
- ar (original)
- Approach
- drama of Muslim life
- Depiction of sacred figures
- The Prophet: Not applicable · Companions: Not applicable · Imams: Not applicable
- Titles in other languages
- وجدةWadjda
Where to watch officially: No official link recorded. · Listed, not endorsed.
Overview
"Wadjda" is a film about contemporary Muslim life, released in 2012, produced in Saudi Arabia and Germany, directed by Haifaa Al-Mansour. Its leading performers include Reem Abdullah, Waad Mohammed and Mariam Alghamdi. Haifaa al-Mansour's film, the first feature film shot inside Saudi Arabia by a woman director, about a girl in Riyadh who wants a bicycle; a calm cinematic language about the constraints of place and gender. 1 2
Context and reception
The work is listed in the screening room index with its data and external links.
Connections
- Features
- Reem Abdullah· Waad Mohammed· Mariam Alghamdi
- Directed by
- Haifaa al-Mansour
- Written by
- Haifaa al-Mansour
People and things also explored
The Perfect Candidate· al-Ahsa· Persepolis· Jāhilī Marriage Forms· The social condition of the Arabs before Islam· Waʾd (Infant Burial)· Haifaa al-Mansour· Buddha Collapsed Out of Shame
Sources
- Wikidata
- IMDb
- elCinema
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Wadjda”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/screen/wajda-2012/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.