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06/12/2012 Drama 1h 38m
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I want you to be the happiest person in the world.

Overview

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.

  1. Haifaa al-Mansour

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Reem Abdullah

    Mother

  2. Waad Mohammed

    Wadjda

  3. Abdullrahman Algohani

    Abdullah

  4. Ahd Kamel

    Ms. Hussa

  5. Sultan Al Assaf

    Father

  6. Dana Abdullilah

    Salma

  7. Rehab Ahmed

    Noura

  8. Rafa Al Sanea

    Fatima

  9. Sara Aljaber

    Leila

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2026-05-21
"Wadjda" (Waad Mohammed) really only has one thing on her mind. She's fed up being teased by her friend "Abdullah" (Abdullrahman Al Gohani) on his bike, and so decides it's time she gets one - a nice new green one - for herself. Though she broadly adheres to the rules at her Riyadh school, this is a young individual who is not going to be put off too much by convention and so she devises quite a cunning plan to fund her grand design. She is going to win the first prize in the school's Koranic recital competition. Her dad works shifts and so is often not at home, but her loving mother (Reem Abd...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
Arabic

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$6,499,169.00

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