Wadjda

  • Wadjda
  • وجدة
Directed byHaifaa al-Mansour
Written byHaifaa al-Mansour
Produced by
  • Gerhard Meixner
  • Roman Paul
Starring
CinematographyLutz Reitemeier [de]
Edited byAndreas Wodraschke
Music byMax Richter
Production
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Distributed by
Release date
Running time
98 minutes
CountrySaudi Arabia
LanguageArabic
Box office$14.5 million[1]

Wadjda (Arabic: وجدة, romanized: Wajda, pronounced [wad͡ʒ.da]) is a 2012 Saudi Arabian drama film, written and directed by Haifaa al-Mansour (in her feature directorial debut). It was the first feature film shot entirely in Saudi Arabia[2][3][4][5] and the first feature-length film made by a female Saudi director.[6][7] It won numerous awards at film festivals around the world. The film was selected as the Saudi Arabian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards (the first time the country made a submission for the Oscars[8]), but it was not nominated.[9][10][11] It successfully earned a nomination for Best Foreign Film at the 2014 BAFTA Awards.

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  5. ^ "First film shot in Saudi to debut at Cannes". Arabian Business. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  6. ^ "Dubai International Film Festival". Dubaifilmfest.com. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  7. ^ "Wadjda". Euronews. 7 February 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  8. ^ "Oscars: Saudi Arabia Nominates 'Wadjda' for Foreign Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. 13 September 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
  9. ^ "Oscars: Saudi Arabia Taps 'Wadjda' As First Foreign-Language Entry". Variety. 13 September 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
  10. ^ "'Wadjda' is Saudi Arabia's first nominee for foreign-language Oscar". LA Times. 13 September 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
  11. ^ "Saudi Arabia submits first film for Oscars with 'Wadjda'". Gulf News. Retrieved 14 September 2013.