What Walaa Wants

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 firstever 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