Wadjda DVD

'Wadjda' Director: Haifa Al-Mansour (2012) Arabic/English subtitles  extras include 45 min film 'Women Without Shadows'

A joyful and poignant film. 'Wadjda' is a young Saudi girl who desperately wants a bike but her mother won't allow it as she fears the repercussions from a society which views bikes as being dangerous to a girl's virtue. She tries various schemes to raise the money herself, bouncing back every time she is thwarted.