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Wadjda
Wadjda

Wadjda

I want you to be the happiest person in the world.

Genres

Drama

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$6499169

Status

Released

Original Language

Arabic

Runtime

98 mins

Rating

7.2/10

Release Date

31 August 2012

Country

Germany

Cast

Reem Abdullah

Reem Abdullah

Mother

Waad Mohammed

Waad Mohammed

Wadjda

Abdullrahman Algohani

Abdullrahman Algohani

Abdullah

Ahd Kamel

Ahd Kamel

Ms. Hussa

Sultan Al Assaf

Sultan Al Assaf

Father

Dana Abdullilah

Dana Abdullilah

Salma

Rehab Ahmed

Rehab Ahmed

Noura

Rafa Al Sanea

Rafa Al Sanea

Fatima

Sara Aljaber

Sara Aljaber

Leila

Noura Faisal

Noura Faisal

Abeer

Talal Loay

Talal Loay

Abeer's Young Man

Sami Hazim

Sami Hazim

Abdullah's uncle

Mohammed Zahir

Mohammed Zahir

Iqbal - the driver

Nouf Saad

Nouf Saad

Koran Teacher

Faoziah Alyaaqop

Faoziah Alyaaqop

Ms Jamilia

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