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By Elgan D (601) on 26 Jul 2013

Powerful drama from Saudi Arabia…

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By Billy M (176) on 24 Jul 2013

A gentle film that had great humour and left me asking a couple of questions…

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By Ernest E (128) on 20 Jul 2013

This movie is just superb! A very realistic view of womens lives in Saudi-Arabia and also a very compelling story, to me at least…

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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 Javier E (231) on 20 Jun 2013

Mas alla del romanticismo de decir que es la primera pelicula de Arabia Saudita dirigida por una mujer, es una bonita historia que hasta funciona…

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By Tanja C (12) on 14 Jun 2013

Amazing movie! Non-moralizing story about a strong girl growing up in Saudi Arabia. One of the best movies of this year…

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By Lisa R (646) on 24 May 2013

Maravilhoso e passou no Teste de Bechdel…

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By Jim F (603) on 25 Apr 2013

The portrayal of Wadjda by the young actress is remarkably good. Almost documentary like in its realism…

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