DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

Wadjda / a Razor Film ; produced by Roman Paul, Gerhard Meixner ; written and directed by Haifaa Al Mansour.

Widescreen.

Culver City, California : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2014]

℗2012

1 videodisc (approximately 97 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

4 3/4 in.

auditory captions

digital optical

video file DVD video region 1

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.

MPAA rating: PG, for thematic elements, brief mild language and smoking.

Girls -- Saudi Arabia -- Drama.

Girls -- Saudi Arabia -- Social conditions -- Drama.

Bicycles -- Saudi Arabia -- Drama.

Mothers and daughters -- Saudi Arabia -- Drama.

Contests -- Saudi Arabia -- Drama.

Feature films -- Saudi Arabia.

Foreign language films (Arabic)

Saudi Arabia -- Drama.

Coming-of-age films.

Feature films.

Al-Mansour, Haifaa, 1974- director, screenwriter.

Mohammed, Waad, actor.

Abdullah, Reem, actor.

Ahd (Actress), actor.

Juhanī, ʻAbd al-Raḥmān, actor.

Razor Filmproduktion (Firm) production company.

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, distribution company.

Originally released as a motion picture in Saudi Arabia in 2012.

Special features: Commentary with writer/director Haifaa Al Mansour; The making of Wadjda; Director's Guild of America Q&A with Haifaa Al Mansour.

Waad Mohammed, Reem Abdullah, Ahd, Abdullrahman Al Gohani.

DVD ; Dolby digital 5.1 ; region 1.

Arabic, French; Subtitles in English, English SDH, French.

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