Wadjda

Abstract

In the movie, Green Bike (Haifaa Al-Mansour, Saudi Arabia-Germany-Netherlands, 2012, 98'), Wadjda, is the real protagonist, an eleven-year-old pre-teen who lives outside Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia. She is an only child and her mother is afraid her husband will choose another wife if she does not give him a son, since divorce or polygamy is allowed.

Although she lives in a society with a conservative culture, traditions and Arab religion, she is cheerful, enterprising and audacious. He often likes to skirt social and educational barriers between what is authorized and what is forbidden. He is interested in music from America and his greatest desire is to have a bicycle to win a race to his friend Abdullah, but his mother does not allow it because this object is allowed for Islamic women.

In spite of everything, Wadjda will fight to get her desired green bike that every day contemplates in the store and for getting that she will roll on a Coran reading contest in her school.

In addition to dealing with film knowledge, this movie tackles topics related to Islam, family, women in Saudi Arabia and values such as friendship, equity, freedom, perseverance and tolerance.