What Walaa Wants

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  • Genre: Documentary
  • Run time: 89 min
  • Premiere: 2018. February 17.

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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Camera

Hanna Abu Saada

Additional Camera

Christy Garland

Director of Photography

Hanna Abu Saada

Director of Photography

Crew

Ekram Zubaydi

Translator

Azza Taha

Translator

Teyama Alkamli

Translator

Directing

Editing

Molly Malene Stensgaard

Editorial Consultant

Janus Billeskov Jansen

Editorial Consultant

Graeme Ring

Editor

Production

Anne Köhncke

Producer

Signe Byrge Sørensen

Executive Producer

Anita Lee

Executive Producer

Penny Charter

Executive Producer

Ekram Zubaydi

Production Coordinator

Maria Kristensen

Post Producer

Waël Kabbani

Executive Producer

Lyana Saleh

Associate Producer

Matt Code

Producer

Andrew Martin-Smith

Production Coordinator

Mauricio González-Aranda

Production Assistant

Sound

Peter Schultz

Sound Designer

Tom Third

Original Music Composer

Writing