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 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.
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.
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.
- independence · 4
- saudi arabia · 2
- bicycle · 2
- mother daughter relationship · 17
- growing up · 8
- child protagonist · 7
- woman director · 246
Reception Benchmarks
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 Country | Other Asia |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Germany, Jordan, Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, United States of America |
| Original Language | Arabic |
| Production Companies | Razor Film Produktion, Highlook Communications Group, Rotana Film Production, Dubai Entertainment and Media Organization, Abu Dhabi Film Commission |
| Runtime | 1h 38m |
| Release Date | August 31, 2012 |
| IMDb | tt2258858 |
| Official Site | www.sonyclassics.com |