Cast & Crew

Directed by

Haifaa Al-Mansour
(as Haifaa Al Mansour)

Writing Credits

Haifaa Al-Mansour
(written by) (as Haifaa Al Mansour)

Cast

Reem Abdullah
Mother
Waad Mohammed
Wadjda
Abdullrahman Al Gohani
Abdullah
Ahd
Ms. Hussa
Sultan Al Assaf
Father
Alanoud Sajini
Fatin
Rafa Al Sanea
Fatima
Dana Abdullilah
Salma
Rehab Ahmed
Noura
Nouf Saad
Koran Teacher
Ibrahim Almozael
Toy Shop Owner
Mohammed Zahir
Iqbal - the Driver
Sara Al Jaber
Leila
Noura Faisal
Abeer
Talal Loay
Abeer's Young Man
Fawziah Alyaaqop
Ms Jamilia
Dima Sajini
Contestant
Maram Alkhozaim
Contestant
Mariam Alkhozaim
Contestant
Rawan Abdulsalam
Yasemine
Tahani Yusef
Teacher
Saud Alojayan
Male Hospital Worker
Ali Algorbani
Salesman 1
Saud Alotaibi
Salesman 2
Mohammed Albahry
Contractor
Sami Hazim
Abdullah's Uncle
Mariam Alghamdi
Grandmother
Mohammed Alkhozaim
Bearded Man in Toy Shop
Ahmad Noman
Friend of Toy Shop Owner
Vincent Wager
Radio Presenter

Produced by

Amr Alkahtani
co-producer
Christian Granderath
executive producer
Verona Meier
assistant producer
Gerhard Meixner
producer
Louise Nemschoff
executive producer
Roman Paul
producer
Bettina Ricklefs
executive producer
Rena Ronson
executive producer
Hala Sarhan
executive producer

Music by

Max Richter

Cinematography by

Lutz Reitemeier
director of photography

Editing by

Andreas Wodraschke

Production Design by

Thomas Molt

Art Direction by

Tarik Saeed
(as Dr. Tarik Saeed)

Set Decoration by

Maram Algohani

Costume Design by

Peter Pohl

Makeup Department

Dalyn Abdulillah
assistant makeup artist
Oliver Ziem-Schwerdt
makeup artist

Production Management

Ibrahim Almozael
set manager: KSA (as Ibrahim Almozail)
Faisal Al Amri
set manager: KSA
Niklas Hlawatsch
unit manager
Lissi Muschol
post-production manager
Ole Nicolaisen
production manager
Ahmad Noman
production manager: KSA

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Nasser Marghalani
second assistant director
Manuel Siebert
first assistant director

Art Department

Abdulshafi Alsaid
assistant standby props
Mohammed Hafiz
assistant props
Moritz Heinlin
additional props designer
Tarik Mohammed
assistant art director
Benjamin D. Seumel
set dresser (as Benjamin Seumel)

Sound Department

Mohammed Abdulrahman
adr stages
Yussef Al Nssor
boom operator
Sultan Almutairi
adr supervisor: KSA (as Sultan Al Mutairi)
Rashed Alqawari
additional boom operator
Dominik Avenwedde
sound mixer: making-of
Valerio Brini
re-recording mixer: Italian Language
Karim El Morr
re-recording assistant
Hans-Joachim Gerber
sound post production supervisor
Sebastian Heyser
dialogue editor
Olaf Mehl
re-recording mixer
Marc Meusinger
adr recordist / sound recording mixer
Luigi Rensinghoff
dialogue editor
Clemens Ringelhan
foley editor
Günther Röhn
foley artist (as Günter Röhn)
Sebastian Schmidt
sound designer
Christoph Wieczorek
foley mixer
Adel Yousef
additional boom operator
José Serrador Villanueva
dubbing mixer (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

Markus Degen
visual effects artist: Rise FX
Claudia Gittel
digital color grader
Andreas Helm
on-line conforming
Tobias Lauterbach
visual effects artist
Syntje Sperling
color timer
Noah Wankner
visual effects artist
Niklaas Warda
title designer
Markus Bäuerle
post production manager (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

Shaban Abdulsamad
additional assistant electrician
Mohammed Abosabrah
additional assistant electrician
Munwaw Ahmad
electrician
Bader Ahmed
assistant electrician
Mohammad Al-Masri
making-of camera
Nawaf Almhanna
making-of camera
Sebastian Altmann
digital image technician / focus puller: "b" camera
Christian Bach
data wrangler
Mathias Beier
camera operator: "b" camera / gaffer
Raymond Abou Diwan
electrician
Abdul Qadar Sabir Hussain
electrician
Abdul Qader Al Kadez
second assistant camera
Tobias Kownatzki
focus puller
Falk Oettel
best boy
Erik Sens
key grip
Ahmed Shaaban
additional assistant electrician (as Ahmed Shaban)
Khurram Shahzad
electrician (as Khurram Shahazad)
Ugur Yildirim
camera consultant

Casting Department

Ibrahim Almozael
casting associate
Thamer Sobhi
extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Daneh Buahmad
assistant costume designer: mother
Jürgen Liesegang
wardrobe
Abeer Yaqoup
assistant wardrobe: school

Editorial Department

Wassim Alrez
interpreter
Christian Bach
assistant editor
Nari Kim
additional assistant editor
Leonid Lemburg
assistant editor
Morten McAdams
digital lab supervisor
Thomas Ramin
digital lab supervisor

Music Department

Yousif Al Ali
composer: opening song / performer: opening song
Milena Fessmann
music rights clearance
Henning Fuchs
assistant to composer
Peter Funk
score mixer: Studiokino (as Peter Funke)
Arthur Hornig
musician: solo cello
Saleh Al Olayani
writer: opening song
Suzana Peric
music editor
Matthias Schneider
score coordinator
Catherine Manners
music coordinator (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Karel Segers
script consultant
Franz Rodenkirchen
script editor (uncredited)

Transportation Department

Abdulaziz Abdalnorr
costumes driver
Abbaz Shoei Abdullah
lighting van driver
Salah Ahmad
production driver
Mohammed Akram
truck driver
Haitham Alalawy
props driver
Mubarak Bashir
truck driver
Ahmed Bawazir
production driver
Bukhari Adel Bukhari
generator driver
Fahad Al Khlify
truck driver
Abdulqader Mohammed
generator driver
Bander Noman
production driver
Sharif Sharif
truck driver

Additional Crew

Ahmed Abdelaziz
sales manager: Rotana Studios (as Ahmed Abdel Aziz)
Michel Akl
interpreter / translator
Khaled Al Batran
production accountant
Ahmad Aljabri
caterer
Mohammed Aljabri
caterer
Walid Almurasi
production assistant: KSA
Sultan Almutairi
dialogue continuity: Arabic (as Sultan Al Mutairi)
Fahad Alolayan
production assistant: KSA
Saleh Alshatry
additional extras coordinator: school
Michael Arnon
press
Adnan Badeeb
managing director: Millimeter Productions
Layaly Badr
creative and sales managing director: Rotana Studios
Lisa Aylin Berns
production intern
Nasser Brake
translator: Subs GBR
Frank Brauner
legal consultant (as Dr. Frank Brauner)
Rafael Dernbach
production intern
Laurin Dietrich
press
Akram Douglas
managing director: Millimeter Productions
Lisa Erdmann
production intern
AGM factory
audio description
Viola Franke
production intern
Tarek Gabali
technical director: Rotana Studios
Eve Gabereau
distribution
Sahar Gamal
coordinator: Rotana Studios
Michael Hale
translator: Subs GBR
Mohammed Hariri
additional extras coordinator: school
Monika Helmer
production accountant
Mohammed Khayyat
additional extras coordinator: school (as Mohammed Khaiat)
Kristian Kreyes
gap and cash flow financing: ILB
Olaf Kühle
gap and cash flow financing: ILB
Nawaf Marghalani
additional extras coordinator: school
Astrid Menze
making-of
Rami Moawad
coordinator: Rotana Studios
Thomas Mohr
insurance: Caninenberg & Schouten
Louise Nemschoff
legal consultant
Bander Noman
production assistant: KSA
Assem Ramadan
financial manager: Rotana Studios
Ivi Roberg
production assistant
Conrad Schmidt
script supervisor
Thamer Sobhi
extras coach
Gordon Spragg
press
Joachim von Bülow
prre-production assistant
Max von Grafenstein
legal consultant
Marc Waterkamp
production assistant
Jörg Weber
gap and cash flow financing: ILB
Andrew Willox
project manager: Millimeter Productions
Aorenj Zeep
helping hand on set: KSA
Cameron Arguelles
quality control (uncredited)
Joan Scheckel
workshop development (uncredited)
Jamak Zandbaf
assistant producer (uncredited)

Thanks

Marcelle Aleid
special thanks
Masoud Amralla Al Ali
special thanks
Abdulhamid Juma
special thanks
Shivani Pandya Malhotra
special thanks (as Shivani Pandya)
Al Wafeed Bin Talal
the production wishes to thanks (as HRH Prince Al Wafeed Bin Talal)
Alesia Weston
special thanks
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