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What Walaa Wants

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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.

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Kathleen Sachs Chicago Reader 04/25/2019
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. Go to Full Review Chandler Levack Globe and Mail 02/28/2019
4/4
The film is ultimately a redemptive story, but one that's been finely crafted and plainly told. Go to Full Review Bruce DeMara Toronto Star 05/23/2018
3/4
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. Go to Full Review Norman Wilner NOW Toronto 03/01/2019
4/5
Christy Garland's film about a woman who wants to join the Palestinian Security Forces is an observant, empathetic documentary. Go to Full Review Chris Knight National Post 03/01/2019
3.5/5
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. Go to Full Review Craig Mathieson The Sunday Age 10/05/2018
3.5/5
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. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Christy Garland

Director

Anne Köhncke

Producer

Matt Code

Producer

Christy Garland

Producer

Signe Byrge Sørensen

Executive Producer

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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