Title:
Wadjda / a Sony Pictures Classics release ; Razor Film in co-production with High Look Group and Rotana Studios, in cooperation with Norddeutscher Rundfunk and Bayerischer Rundfunk ; co-producer, Amr Alkahtani ; produced by Roman Paul, Gerhard Meixner ; written and directed by Haifaa Al Mansour.
Uniform Title:
Wadjda (Motion picture : DVD)
Publication Information:
Culver City, California : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2014]
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (approximately 97 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
Title from disc label.
High definition widescreen (1.75:1) presentation.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2012.
Originally issued as part of a Blu-ray/DVD combo pack.
Special features: Commentary with writer/director Haifaa Al Mansour; The making of Wadjda; Director's Guild of America Q & A with Haifaa Al Mansour.
Awards Note:
Winner: Best International Feature, Audience Award, Los Angeles Film Festival - Telluride Film Festival; Winner: Cinema for Peace Award, Interfilm Award, Venice Film Festival - Tribeca Film Festival.
Summary:
Wadjda, a fun-loving 10-year-old girl living in Saudi Arabia, has her heart set on a beautiful new bicycle. However, her mother won't allow it, fearing repercussions from a society that sees bicycles as dangerous to a girl's virtue. Determined to turn her dreams into reality and buy the bike on her own, Wadjda uncovers the contradictions and opportunities ingrained in her world. Hilarious, heartbreaking and inspiring all at once, this groundbreaking film has charmed critics and audiences all over the globe.
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Language Note:
In Arabic or French (PAR) with optional English or French subtitles and optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH); credits in parallel Arabic and English; some special features include English audio.
Audience:
MPAA rating: PG, for thematic elements, brief mild language and smoking.
Performer:
Waad Mohammed, Reem Abdullah, Ahd, Abdullrahman Al Gohani.
Production Credits:
Director of photography, Lutz Reitemeier ; editor, Andreas Wodraschke ; original music, Max Richter.
OCLC Number:
ocn870686472
Availability:
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