Wadjda
2012 1h 38m movie Film

Wadjda

وجدة‎‎

“I want you to be the happiest person in the world.”

Synopsis

وجدة‎‎

“I want you to be the happiest person in the world.”

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.

Audience Engagement

450
Reviews
99th
Review-volume percentile
97th
Popularity percentile

450 audience reviews — more than 99% of Other Asia films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 97th percentile among Other Asia films.

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with Wadjda. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

The 2011–2013 Other Asia Window

Wadjda holds position #15 of 61 Other Asia films in the 2011–2013 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

  1. Omar
    #1

    Omar

    ★ 9.1 · 2012
  2. Al Bernameg
    #2

    Al Bernameg

    ★ 8.6 · 2011
  3. From Iran, a Separation
    #3

    From Iran, a Separation

    ★ 8.6 · 2011
  4. Asmaa
    #4

    Asmaa

    ★ 8.2 · 2011
  5. The Painting Pool
    #5

    The Painting Pool

    ★ 8.0 · 2013
  6. A Separation
    #6

    A Separation

    ★ 7.9 · 2011
  7. The Act of Killing
    #7

    The Act of Killing

    ★ 7.7 · 2012
  8. The Square
    #8

    The Square

    ★ 7.7 · 2013

The 2010s Other Asia Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Other Asia, 226 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Wadjda premiered alongside 17 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 17 other Other Asia films in 2012.

The 297th Other Asia title from Other Asia we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1949).

Our Other Asia catalog contains 547 titles in total (522 films).

Thematic Fingerprint

Tags on Wadjda, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.

Distinctive themes · rare across catalog
  • independence · 4
  • saudi arabia · 2
  • bicycle · 2
Recurring themes · common across catalog
  • mother daughter relationship · 17
  • growing up · 8
  • child protagonist · 7
Mainstream tags · widely used across catalog
  • woman director · 246

Reception Benchmarks

7.2
TMDB Rating
450
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #127 of 547 Other Asia films indexed here (77th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.6 points above the Other Asia average of 6.6/10.

Among Other Asia Drama productions specifically: #96 of 356 (top 27%).

Production Details

Primary CountryOther Asia
All Production CountriesGermany, Jordan, Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, United States of America
Original LanguageArabic
Production CompaniesRazor Film Produktion, Highlook Communications Group, Rotana Film Production, Dubai Entertainment and Media Organization, Abu Dhabi Film Commission
Runtime1h 38m
Release DateAugust 31, 2012
IMDbtt2258858
Official Sitewww.sonyclassics.com

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