Italy / Aug 31, 2012 / Venice Film Festival
I want you to be the happiest person in the world.
1h 38min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
Videos
Plot
An enterprising Saudi girl signs on for her school's Quran recitation competition as a way to raise the remaining funds she needs in order to buy the green bicycle that has captured her interest.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Rafa Al Sanea | Fatima |
| Sara Aljaber | Leila |
| Noura Faisal | Abeer |
| Talal Loay | Abeer's Young Man |
| Sami Hazim | Abdullah's uncle |
| Mohammed Zahir | Iqbal - the driver |
| Nouf Saad | Koran Teacher |
| Faoziah Alyaaqop | Ms Jamilia |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Das Mädchen Wadjda |
| Original language | العربية (AR) |
| Spoken languages | العربية |
| Production countries | Germany, Saudi Arabia |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Razor Film Produktion, Highlook Communications Group, Rotana Film Production, Dubai Entertainment and Media Organization, Abu Dhabi Film Commission, ILB Investitionsbank desLandes Brandenburg |
| Official site | sonyclassics.com |
| Release date | 6 dicembre 2012 |
| Production | Roman Paul, Gerhard Meixner |
| Writer | Haifaa al-Mansour |
| Editing | Andreas Wodraschke |
| Cinematography | Lutz Reitemeier, Mathias Beier |
| Assistant directors | Haifaa al-Mansour, Conrad Schmidt |
| Camera operators | Mathias Beier, Lutz Reitemeier |
Show more
| Additional photography | Lutz Reitemeier, Mathias Beier |
| Production design | Thomas Molt, Tarik Saeed, Maram Algohani, Tarik Mohammed |
| Art direction | Tarik Saeed, Tarik Mohammed, Thomas Molt, Maram Algohani |
| Set decoration | Maram Algohani, Thomas Molt, Tarik Saeed, Tarik Mohammed |
| Visual effects | Markus Degen, Tobias Lauterbach, Noah Wankner |
| Music | Max Richter, Sebastian Heyser, Luigi Rensinghoff, Suzana Perić, Sultan Almutairi, Günther Röhn, Sebastian Schmidt, Olaf Mehl |
| Sound | Sebastian Heyser, Luigi Rensinghoff, Max Richter, Suzana Perić, Sultan Almutairi, Günther Röhn, Sebastian Schmidt, Olaf Mehl |
| Costume design | Peter Pohl, Daneh Buahmad, Oliver Ziem-Schwerdt |
| Makeup | Oliver Ziem-Schwerdt, Peter Pohl, Daneh Buahmad |
| Hairstyling | Peter Pohl, Daneh Buahmad, Oliver Ziem-Schwerdt |
| Revenue | 6.499.169 € |
Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
Italy / Dec 06, 2012
France / Feb 05, 2013 / U
Spain / Jun 28, 2013
Germany / Sep 05, 2013 / 0
Show more (4)Show less
United States / Sep 13, 2013 / PG
Greece / Sep 26, 2013 / Κ
Denmark / Jan 30, 2014 / A
Portugal / Mar 20, 2014
Digital
Czechia / Jun 29, 2013 / U
Ireland / Jul 19, 2013 / PG
Japan / Dec 14, 2013 / G
Physical media
United Kingdom / Feb 03, 2014 / PG / DVD
Greece / Feb 24, 2014 / DVD
Editorial content to complete
6 sections to complete. You can show them now and start filling them in.
