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By Kent Turner (504) for Film-Forward.com (768) on 03 Aug 2013

It engages largely because of its rebellious title character, an enterprising, plucky, and very obstinate 10-year-old girl…

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By Graham Young (657) for Birmingham Mail (391) on 01 Aug 2013

The moment Wadjda's heart leaps when she spots a bicycle on the roof of a moving car that's hidden by a wall is the scene of the year…

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By T'cha Dunlevy (129) for Montreal Gazette (210) on 01 Aug 2013

A story about a girl who wants to buy a bike doesn't sound particularly groundbreaking…

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By Philip French (1,151) for Observer (UK) (2,398) on 20 Jul 2013

The story is an admirable necklace on which to string facts, anecdotes and insights that illuminate in a good-natured way the lives of women…

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By Charlotte O'sullivan (637) for London Evening Standard (2,015) on 18 Jul 2013

Wadjda is anti-everything groups such as the Taliban stand for. It's about the joy of making yourself heard…

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By Xan Brooks (287) for Guardian (4,584) on 17 Jul 2013

You'd need a heart of stone not to be won over by Wadjda, a rebel yell with a spoonful of sugar and a pungent sense of a Riyadh society split…

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By Matthew Turner (2,508) for ViewLondon (2,339) on 17 Jul 2013

Brilliantly directed and superbly written, this is a warmly emotional and gently provocative coming-of-age drama with a terrific central performance…

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By Rebecca Ellis (6) for Little White Lies (3,136) on 17 Jul 2013

The film never struggles under the strain of its weighty subject matter, delivering an enjoyable and heartfelt tale which combines elements…

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By Nigel Andrews (1,359) for Financial Times (1,822) on 17 Jul 2013

It may not be great cinema, this plain translucent story, but it point-scores delicately and without malice…

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By Rich Cline (3,056) for Contactmusic.com (927) on 17 Jul 2013

Movies written and directed by women are unthinkable in Saudi Arabia, and indeed this film is banned in filmmaker Mansour's home country…

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By Henry Fitzherbert (699) for Daily Express (UK) (2,141) on 16 Jul 2013

It's a beautifully simple, heartbreaking but inspiring tale that shows how the subjugation of women poisons society and souls…

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By Allan Hunter (1,486) for The List (2,018) on 15 Jul 2013

The novelty value alone is enough to make it of interest but even more noteworthy is the fact that this is such a charming and winning tale…

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By Robbie Collin (1,612) for Daily Telegraph (UK) (2,495) on 14 Jul 2013

Modest as it may look, this is boundary-pushing cinema in all the best ways, and what a thrill it is to hear those boundaries creak…

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By David Parkinson (764) for Empire Magazine (3,326) on 14 Jul 2013

As simple and charming as you could wish for, this is a genuinely pioneering debut from a female Saudi filmmaker and a striking piece of work…

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By Kevin Harley (322) for Total Film (3,532) on 08 Jul 2013

Al-Mansour carefully dodges easy uplift, but her message of hope to future generations of Saudi women is clear…

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By Maryann Johanson (2,701) for Flick Filosopher (2,694) on 30 Jun 2013

[A] delightful and powerfully satisfying film in all ways, an arthouse crowd-pleaser about a charmingly irrepressible protagonist…

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By Shaun Munro (472) for What Culture (594) on 13 Oct 2012

The mere completion of Al-Mansour's film is a towering achievement in itself; that it's also got charm and heart to spare is icing on the cake…

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