Movie of the day: Wadjda

Wadjda is a 2012 Saudi Arabian drama film, written and directed by Haifaa al-Mansour. It was the first feature film shot entirely in Saudi Arabia and the first feature-length film made by a female Saudi director.

Wadjda, a spirited 10-year-old Saudi girl living in the capital Riyadh, dreams of owning a green bicycle that she passes at a store every day on her way to school. She wants to race against her friend Abdullah, a boy from her neighborhood, but riding bikes is frowned upon for girls and Wadjda's mother refuses to buy one for her. Wadjda signs on for her school's Koran recitation competition as a way to raise the money she needs in order to buy the green bicycle. She has to work hard to win the competition.