Wadjda
وجدة
Haifaa al-Mansour's film — the first feature directed by a woman inside Saudi Arabia — about a girl in Riyadh who wants a bicycle; a quiet study of gender and public space.
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.
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Connections
- Features
- Reem Abdullah· Waad Mohammed· Mariam Alghamdi
- Directed by
- Haifaa al-Mansour
- Written by
- Haifaa al-Mansour
People and things also explored
Persepolis· Jāhilī Marriage Forms· The social condition of the Arabs before Islam· Waʾd (Infant Burial)· The Perfect Candidate· Ms. Marvel· The abjad letters named for Madyan's kings· al-Anwāʾ (Star Rains)
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. Accessed 2026-10-17.