What Walaa Wants

What Walaa Wants

2018
1h 29m
6.0

6.0/10

2 votes • View on IMDb
Documentary
Overview

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.

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Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Wildling Pictures ONF | NFB Final Cut for Real
Production Countries
Canada Denmark Palestinian Territory
Spoken Languages
Arabic

Keywords

palestine police academy woman director

Quick Facts

Release Date February 17, 2018
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt7839334

Cast

Walaa Khaled Fawzy Tanji
Walaa Khaled Fawzy Tanji

Self

Latifa Abu Draa
Latifa Abu Draa

Self

Mohammad Tanji
Mohammad Tanji

Self

Samia Khaled Tanji
Samia Khaled Tanji

Self

Noaam Tanji
Noaam Tanji

Self

Key Crew

Anne Köhncke
Producer
Signe Byrge Sørensen
Executive Producer
Anita Lee
Executive Producer
Penny Charter
Executive Producer
Waël Kabbani
Executive Producer
Matt Code
Producer
Christy Garland
Writer
Christy Garland
Producer