What Walaa Wants
2 votes
Raised in a refugee camp in the West Bank while her mother was in prison, Walaa dreams of being a policewoman, wearing a uniform, avoiding marriage, and earning a salary. Despite discouragement from her family, Walaa applies - and gets in. But her own rebellious behavior and a complicated relationship with her mother are a challenge, as are the circumstances under which she lives. Following Walaa from 15 to 21, this first-ever look inside the Palestinian police academy brings us the story of a young woman navigating formidable obstacles, learning which rules to break and follow, and disproving the negative predictions from her surroundings and the world at large.
Status: Released
Released Date: 2018-02-17
Runtime: 89 mins
Director: Christy Garland
Writer: Christy Garland
Spoken language: العربية
Genres: Documentary
Original title: What Walaa Wants
Production Companies: Wildling Pictures, ONF | NFB, Final Cut for Real
Production Countries: Canada, Denmark, Palestinian Territory
Cast
Recommendations
DRIVER
2024-06-07
DRIVER is a soulful exploration of resolute female long-haul truck drivers pursuing validation for t
Gretchen Road Movie
2010-09-21
In 2008, Gretchen divided her twerking between the stage and the podium. The singer and dancer – als
Our Brand Is Crisis
2005-03-12
A documentary on American political campaign marketing tactics and their consequences.
The House Is Black
1963-02-18
Set in a leper colony in the north of Iran, The House is Black juxtaposes "ugliness," of which there
City of Gold
2016-03-11
As the unabashed cradle of Hollywood superficiality and smoggy urban sprawl, Los Angeles has long be
Battles
2015-01-22
How do Europeans deal with their recent dark history (the wars, dictatorships and occupations)? What
Broken Land
2015-01-29
The Mexican-US border is a sacred place for many of the Americans based there. They guard it furious
Draquila: Italy Trembles
2010-03-07
A documentary in opposition to the government of Silvio Berlusconi.
Off and Running
2009-04-22
With white Jewish lesbians for parents and two adopted brothers - one mixed-race and one Korean-Broo
Seed Warriors
2010-01-01
In the remote Norwegian town of Longyearbyen, just 1000 kilometres from the North Pole, politicians
Hot Girls Wanted
2015-01-24
A first-ever look at the realities of the professional “amateur” porn world and the steady stream of
Larry Kramer In Love & Anger
2015-06-29
From the onset of the AIDS epidemic, author Larry Kramer emerged as a fiery activist, an Old Testame
Meru
2015-01-25
Meru is the electrifying story of three elite American climbers—Conrad Anker, Jimmy Chin, and Renan
Family Life
2018-02-16
Biggi lives with her two daughters, four dogs and her exboyfriend Alfred on a dilapidated farm in a
Game Girls
2018-11-21
Game Girls follows Teri and her girlfriend Tiahna as they navigate their relationship through the ch
The Trial
2018-05-17
The impeachment and removal from office of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff in 2016 was triggered
Partisan
2018-02-21
Volksbühne am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz 1992-2017. The end of the GDR gave rise to new artistic freedoms
The Silence of Others
2019-01-25
The story of the tortuous struggle against the silence of the victims of the dictatorship imposed by
Patrimonio
2018-02-20
As unrestricted development threatens water sources in Baja California Sur, Mexico, local peoples ar
Araf
2018-02-20
Araf is an essayistic road movie and diary of a ghostly character, Nayia, who travels between Srebre