Saudi film – WADJDA out on dvd

WADJDA (PG) 2012 SAUDI ARABIA  AL-MANSOUR, HAIFAA         DVD -  £17.99   BLU RAY – £23.99

A rebellious Saudi Arabian girl hatches a plan to get her hands on the bicycle she craves in this coming-of-age story from first time director Haifaa Al-Mansour. Living within a conservative suburb of Riyadh, fun-loving eleven-year-old Wadjda (Waad Mohammed) has her heart set on a green bicycle so that she can beat the boys in their neighbourhood races. But when her mother (Reem Abdullah) forbids it, anticipating a reaction from a society that disapproves of women riding bicycles, an enterprising Wadjda decides to raise the money herself by entering a local Qur’an-reading competition that offers a cash prize.

In Arabic with English subtitles

DVD available to buy at – http://www.worldonlinecinema.com/Home/africa-middle-east-mediterranean-cinema-on-dvd