Thompson on Hollywood: LAFF Q & A: Talking 'Wadjda' Firsts: Film Shot Entirely in Saudia Arabia, and By a Woman (TRAILER)

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LAFF Q & A: Talking 'Wadjda' Firsts: Film Shot Entirely in Saudia Arabia, and By a Woman (TRAILER) Jun 22nd 2013, 18:29 When Haifaa Al Mansour made a short film several years ago with her brother and sister, and it was accepted at a regional film competition in Abu Dhabi, she didn't know she was taking on the title of Saudi Arabia's first woman filmmaker. In the fall of 2012, she went to the Venice International Film Festival with 'Wadjda,' the first feature film to be made by a Saudi woman, and the first to be shot entirely inside the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.The film is a delicate coming-of-age tale about a pre-teen girl, Wadjda, who wants to buy a green bicycle. The fact that girls aren't supposed to ride bicycles in her culture doesn't hold her back. Ever the budding entrepreneur, Wadjda schemes plans for raising the 800 riyals for the bike -- including selling self-made bracelets and entering a Koran recital competition with a tantalizing cash prize. Meanwhile, Wadjda's mother deals with the pressure of her husband considering the possibility of taking a second wife.A hit on the film... Media files: haifaa-al-mansour._V1._SX640_SY427_.jpg (image/jpeg)

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