Review of Wadjda (2012) by Marjorie Baumgarten for Austin Chronicle — 17 Oct 2013
If Wadjda, this Muslim girl, calls up film memories of adolescent Marjane Satrapi in "Persepolis", whose Western-loving lifestyle is uprooted by Iran’s Islamic Revolution, or the young women in Jafar Panahi’s "Offside," who countermand the rules that forbid them from entering stadiums to watch men’s soccer matches, you wouldn’t be far off the mark.
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This review of Wadjda (2012) was written by Marjorie Baumgarten and published by Austin Chronicle on 17 Oct 2013.
Wadjda has generally received very positive reviews.
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