Saudi Arabia’s first female director makes her debut with Wadjda

Saudi Arabia’s first female director makes her debut with Wadjda
Saudi Arabia’s first female director makes her debut with Wadjda

Saudi Arabia’s first female director makes her debut with Wadjda

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In her first feature film, Saudi director Haifaa Al-Mansour offers a view of what life is like for women inside Saudi Arabia. Wadjda is the first Saudi film to be shot entirely inside Saudi Arabia, by a female director and featuring a female lead. Wadjda tells the story of a young girl, Wadjda, who tries to earn enough money to buy a bicycle to race one of the local boys. Filmmaker Haifaa Al-Mansour and Worldview film contributor Milos Stehlik join us to discuss the film. (Photo: Flickr/Samuel Rubio Photographer)