The Perfect Candidate
المرشحة المثالية
Overview
A young Saudi doctor campaigns for a seat on the municipal council, finding confidence as she combats prejudice.
- Revenue
- $1,338,195
- Production
- Razor Film Produktion, NDR, Al Mansour Est. for Audiovisual Media, ARD
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Cast
Crew
- Director
- Haifaa al-Mansour
- Writers
- Haifaa al-Mansour,Brad Niemann
- Producers
- Brad Niemann,Ole Nicolaisen,Haifaa al-Mansour
- Cinematography
- Patrick Orth
- Composer
- Volker Bertelmann
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Louisa Moore - Screen Zealots
March 27, 2020
The first Saudi woman to direct a feature film (“Wadjda”), Haifaa Al-Mansour, brings her unique voice and perspective to her follow-up movie, “The Perfect Candidate,” the story of a female doctor who decides to run for a local political office. The film lends an insider’s look at life in modern-day Saudi Arabia and the changing role of women in a country known for its restrictive gender customs. Maryam (Mila Al Zahrani) is an ambitious young doctor working in a small town medical clinic. She’…