{"id":1835,"date":"2013-06-23T07:48:15","date_gmt":"2013-06-23T06:48:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/forestrowfilmsociety.org\/news\/?page_id=1835"},"modified":"2013-10-05T12:37:36","modified_gmt":"2013-10-05T11:37:36","slug":"wadjda","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/forestrowfilmsociety.org\/news\/films\/wadjda\/","title":{"rendered":"Wadjda"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Friday, 04 October 2013: Wadjda<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\r\n

Friday, 04 October 2013, 20:00<\/p>\r\n

Venue<\/strong>: Forest Row Village Hall (see Locations and Tickets<\/a> for further details)<\/p>\r\n

Programme category<\/strong>: Forest Row Film Society<\/p>\r\n\r
\nDirector: Haifa al-Mansour, Saudi Arabia 2012, 98 mins, PG<\/p>\n

“Well made and superbly acted, Wadjda is a wonderful coming-of-age drama that marks writer-director Haifaa Al Mansour out as a major talent to watch. Unmissable and one of the best films of the year.” View London<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The triumph of the 2012 London Film Festival which has been picking up awards everywhere, Wadjda is a Saudi girl who wants a bike. However, girls aren\u2019t allowed bicycles, so how can she get one? The first film made entirely in Saudi Arabia, a country in which cinemas are illegal, Wadjda<\/em> is a complete delight.<\/p>\n

“A bittersweet film about a 10-year-old girl finding her feet in Riyadh society that cannot fail to win you over” Guardian<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Further reading<\/h4>\n
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  1. View London<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. Front Row Reviews<\/a><\/li>\n
  3. Sight & Sound<\/a><\/li>\n
  4. IndieWire<\/a><\/li>\n
  5. Interview with Haifa al-Mansour at LFF<\/a><\/li>\n
  6. The Guardian<\/a> at the Venice Film Festival<\/li>\n
  7. Time<\/a><\/li>\n
  8. The Independent<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Trailer<\/h4>\n