---
title: 'Wadjda (2012)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Haifaa al-Mansour'
released: '2012-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 98
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United Arab Emirates'
  - 'Saudi Arabia'
  - 'Jordan'
  - 'Germany'
  - 'Netherlands'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/wadjda-2012'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2258858/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Wadjda (2012)

2012 · 98 min · Drama · United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Germany, Netherlands, United States

Original title: وجدة

## Synopsis

Wadjda is a 2012 Saudi Arabian drama film, written and directed by Haifaa al-Mansour. It was the first feature film shot entirely in Saudi Arabia and the first feature-length film made by a female Saudi director. It won numerous awards at film festivals around the world. The film was selected as the Saudi Arabian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. It successfully earned a nomination for Best Foreign Film at the 2014 BAFTA Awards.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Haifaa al-Mansour](https://cinepixo.com/people/haifaa-al-mansour)
- **Screenplay:** [Haifaa al-Mansour](https://cinepixo.com/people/haifaa-al-mansour)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Max Richter](https://cinepixo.com/people/max-richter)
- **Director of Photography:** [Lutz Reitemeier](https://cinepixo.com/people/lutz-reitemeier)
- **Editor:** [Andreas Wodraschke](https://cinepixo.com/people/andreas-wodraschke)

## Cast

- [Mariam Alghamdi](https://cinepixo.com/people/mariam-alghamdi)
- [Waad Mohammed](https://cinepixo.com/people/waad-mohammed)
- [Reem Abdullah](https://cinepixo.com/people/reem-abdullah)

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Official site: http://razor-film.de/en/projects/wadjda
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/wadjda-2012
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