Saudi-born director Haifaa Al-Mansour premiered her film in 2012 in her native Saudi Arabia. WADJDA. It's a film based on the life of one of his nieces. Wadjda is ten years old and lives in such a traditional society that certain things, like riding a bicycle, are completely forbidden. Despite everything, she's a fun-loving and enterprising girl who constantly pushes the boundaries between what's allowed and what's forbidden. Wadjda longs for a bicycle so she can race her friend Abdullah, but her mother won't allow it because bicycles are a danger to a girl's dignity.

The film has been nominated for Best First Feature at the Independent Spirit Awards; nominated for Best Foreign Film at the Satellite Awards; and received the National Board of Review (NBR) Award for Freedom of Expression.

We remind our film lovers around the world of the upcoming release of the second part of the prequel to THE LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy, the film THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG.

If you don't remember the first one, we'll leave you with its trailer.