The Perfect Candidate
Year: 2019Certificate: pg
- Director:
- Haifaa Al Mansour
- Cast:
- Nora Al Awadh, Dae Al Hilali, Mira Al Zahrani
- Running Time:
- 101 mins
- Language:
- Arabic, English
- English Subtitles:
- Na
- Country of Origin:
- Germany, Saudi Arabia
- Genre(s):
- Drama, Film
- Formats:
From the trailblazing director of the BAFTA-nominated Wadjda Haifaa Al Mansour comes The Perfect Candidate. Following its World Premiere at the Venice Biennale, playing in Competition at the BFI London Film Festival and part of the Official Selection at Sundance this year, it will be available to watch in the UK and Ireland from 27 March.
Director Haifaa Al Mansour returns to her native Saudi Arabia with The Perfect Candidate, a tale of one woman's quest to challenge not only the system but also herself. A determined young doctor who decides to run for municipal council sweeps up her family and community as they struggle to accept their town’s first female candidate and watch her fight for social change on a local level.