Wadjda
“I want you to be the happiest person in the world.”
An enterprising Saudi girl signs on for her school's Quran recitation competition as a way to raise the remaining funds she needs in order to buy the green bicycle that has captured her interest.
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Cast
16 people
Reem Abdullah
Mother
Also in
The Storm
Apple of Your Eye
Ahd
Ms. Hussa
Waad Mohammed
Wadjda
Abdullrahman Algohani
Abdullah
No other roles listed
Ahd Kamel
Ms. Hussa
Known for
Collateral
All the Old Knives
Sultan Al Assaf
Father
No other roles listed
Dana Abdullilah
Salma
No other roles listed
Rehab Ahmed
Noura
Also in
العطار والسبع بنات
Rafa Al Sanea
Fatima
No other roles listed
Sara Aljaber
Leila
Also in
The Lamb
Noura Faisal
Abeer
No other roles listed
Talal Loay
Abeer's Young Man
No other roles listed
Haifaa al-Mansour Director · Max Richter Composer Lutz Reitemeier Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $6.5M · United States release September 13, 2013 · Produced in Germany, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, United Arab Emirates
Box office
Worldwide gross
$6,499,169
Production
Razor Film Produktion
Production
Highlook Communications Group
Production
Rotana Film Production
Production
Dubai Entertainment and Media Organization
Production
Abu Dhabi Film Commission
Production
ILB Investitionsbank desLandes Brandenburg
Production
Sony Pictures Classics
Studio
FFA
Production
Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg GmbH
Production
Germany · Saudi Arabia · Jordan · United Arab Emirates
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Das Mädchen Wadjda
Original language
Arabic
Spoken on screen
Arabic
Release dates
Italy · August 31, 2012
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
United States · September 13, 2013
Theatrical
Czechia
June 29, 2013 · Digital
Denmark
January 30, 2014 · Theatrical
France
February 5, 2013 · Theatrical
Germany
September 5, 2013 · Theatrical
Greece
September 26, 2013 · Theatrical
February 24, 2014 · Physical · DVD
Iceland
November 29, 2012
Ireland
July 19, 2013 · Digital
Italy
December 6, 2012 · Theatrical
Japan
December 14, 2013 · Digital
Portugal
March 20, 2014 · Theatrical
Spain
June 28, 2013 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
February 3, 2014 · Physical · DVD
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