What Walaa Wants

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What Walaa Wants

2018

1h 29m

Documentary

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Walaa has her sights set on becoming one of the few women to join the Palestinian Security Forces. She has to fight to survive police training boot camp with her wildly rebellious spirit intact.

Kathleen Sachs

Chicago Reader

It's a nuanced look at what it means to be young in Palestine, one that reveals how certain truths (namely that of youthful rebellion) are universal.

Apr 25, 2019

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Chandler Levack

Globe and Mail

The film is ultimately a redemptive story, but one that's been finely crafted and plainly told.

Rated: 4/4

Feb 28, 2019

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Bruce DeMara

Toronto Star

What Canadian filmmaker Christy Garland does is let this true-life story unfold in a naturalistic way, refusing to take sides in the ongoing and intractable Middle East conflict.

Rated: 3/4

May 23, 2018

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Norman Wilner

NOW Toronto

Christy Garland's film about a woman who wants to join the Palestinian Security Forces is an observant, empathetic documentary.

Rated: 4/5

Mar 1, 2019

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Chris Knight

National Post

We don't learn a whole lot about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict here, but other docs have covered that in spades. This one chooses a narrow focus, and delivers with crystal clarity.

Rated: 3.5/5

Mar 1, 2019

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Craig Mathieson

The Sunday Age

Canadian filmmaker Christy Garland charts Walaa's growth over six years, capturing domestic spaces and the lives they nourish that is contrasted with the parade ground displays and eventual field training. This is about more than a career choice.

Rated: 3.5/5

Oct 5, 2018

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Anne Köhncke

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Matt Code

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Synopsis

Walaa has her sights set on becoming one of the few women to join the Palestinian Security Forces. She has to fight to survive police training boot camp with her wildly rebellious spirit intact.

Director: Christy Garland
Producer: Anne Köhncke, Matt Code, Christy Garland
Production Co: Final Cut for Real
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: Arabic
Runtime: 1h 29m