Wadjda
2012 · 98 min · Director: Haifaa Al-Mansour
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WADJDA is a 10-year-old girl living in a suburb of Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia. Although she lives in a conservative world, Wadjda is fun loving, entrepreneurial and always pushing the boundaries of what she can get away with. After a fight with her friend Abdullah, a neighborhood boy she shouldn't be playing with, Wadjda sees a beautiful green bicycle for sale. She wants the bicycle desperately so that she can beat Abdullah in a race. But Wadjda's mother won't allow it, fearing repercussions from a society that sees bicycles as dangerous to a girl's virtue. So Wadjda decides to try and raise the money herself. At first, Wadjda's mother is too preoccupied with convincing her husband not to take a second wife to realize what's going on. And soon enough Wadjda's plans are thwarted when she is caught running various schemes at school. Just as she is losing hope of raising enough money, she hears of a cash prize for a Quran recitation competition at her school. She devotes herself to the memorization and recitation of Quranic verses, and her teachers begin to see Wadjda as a model pious girl. The competition isn't going to be easy, especially for a troublemaker like Wadjda, but she refuses to give in. She is determined to continue fighting for her dreams.
Emotional fingerprint
Wadjda (2012) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Inspiration 35%, Empathy 25%, Hope 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Inspiration35%
- Empathy25%
- Hope20%
- Relief10%
- Awe10%
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The strongest emotional signals are Inspiration, Empathy, Hope. Genres: Comedy, Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Inspiration, Empathy and Hope. Its IMDb rating of 7.5/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 74/100.
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Emotional journey
- Empathy
- Sadness
- Hope
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Joy
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Empathy | Sadness | Hope |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Tension | 27 % | 16 % | 6 % | 11 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Joy | 35 % | 26 % | 10 % | 16 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Empathy | 40 % | 33 % | 13 % | 18 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 17′ | Joy | 38 % | 31 % | 15 % | 17 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 22′ | Sadness | 37 % | 30 % | 18 % | 18 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 27′ | Joy | 42 % | 37 % | 23 % | 15 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 32′ | Empathy | 49 % | 43 % | 27 % | 19 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 37′ | Hope | 46 % | 36 % | 19 % | 28 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 42′ | Tension | 39 % | 29 % | 13 % | 26 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 47′ | Hope | 37 % | 30 % | 14 % | 21 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Tension | 37 % | 32 % | 13 % | 22 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 56′ | Hope | 42 % | 36 % | 16 % | 24 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 61′ | Empathy | 47 % | 41 % | 24 % | 24 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 66′ | Hope | 48 % | 43 % | 28 % | 29 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 71′ | Empathy | 46 % | 37 % | 23 % | 32 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 76′ | Hope | 48 % | 29 % | 12 % | 38 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 81′ | Hope | 58 % | 38 % | 19 % | 41 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 86′ | Sadness | 72 % | 62 % | 47 % | 38 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 91′ | Empathy | 79 % | 75 % | 61 % | 46 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 96′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
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Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Abdullah
Ms. Hussa
Father
Salma
Noura
Fatima
Leila
Abeer
Abeer's Young Man
Abdullah's uncle
Iqbal - the driver
Koran Teacher
Ms Jamilia
Details
- Directed by
- Haifaa Al-Mansour
- Written by
- Haifaa Al-Mansour
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2012
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Country
- Saudi Arabia, Netherlands, Germany, Jordan, United Arab Emirates, United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Inspiration
- Data updated
Where to watch
Rent
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