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Saudi Arabia's first female film-maker

Film director Haifaa al-Mansour had to shoot her first film 'Wadjda' from inside a van because she couldn't be seen working with men in the street in Saudi Arabia. That was in 2012. How much is the country changing for women?

Image: film director Haifaa al-Mansour Credit: Bertrand Langlois

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