Wadjda

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dustin d Wadjda does an admirable job showing how religion, modernity and gender roles clash while also balancing respect for the culture. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member جميل جدا قصة من الواقع في كل تفاصيلها Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/18/23 Full Review Audience Member Wadjda is a story that does brilliantly to lift this issue up to our faces, and allow us to see the world from Muslim women's eyes. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review William L Wadjda will probably be remembered more for its place in the development of a new international film industry than it will as an innovative film unto itself. One of the first Saudi films shot almost entirely domestically, and by a female director, Wadjda delivers a story that focuses on an independently-minded young girl in the suburbs of Riyadh that doesn't conform to the standards of Islamic orthodoxy, attempting to scrounge together cash to purchase a bike (which carries its own symbolism - a defiance of convention, an escape from conflicted domestic life, and a sense of independence), while her mother raises her independently as social influences pull her marriage apart. In all honesty, the plot is rather predictable, a somewhat conventional adolescent-rebel-against-the-system narrative, but it is ably adapted to a new environment that hasn't been touched upon before. Decent performances, and a depiction of a Middle Eastern suburb that doesn't often get depicted without craters and bullets. (3.5/5) Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 06/07/21 Full Review william k A simple story, beautifully told with realism and good eye for details, gives light to the everyday inequalities of life in Saudi Arabia and manages to do so without harshness, but with an uplifting spirit. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review georgan g Watching women in a different culture deal with their issues feels so intimate. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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