Check this out this article on CNN about Haifaa Al Mansour, who is Saudi Arabia's first female film director: [The film director who's not allowed to go to the movies - via CNN.com].
Her movie Wadjda claims to be the first feature film shot entirely in Saudi Arabia with an all-Saudi cast.
There are no movie theaters in Saudi Arabia, but a member of the Royal Family runs a film production company. Haifaa says " I hope it will inspire many girls in Saudi to become filmmakers".
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