This program has been geolocated to the state of Maryland, Washington DC, and the "DC-Metro" area, and includes only these Virginia cities: Alexandria, Arlington, Crystal City, Falls Church, Fairfax, and McClean. If you are outside of any of these areas, you will be unable to view this program.
As Saudi Arabia’s first female director, Haifaa Al-Mansour has been at the forefront of her country’s discussion about tolerance and equality with her films portraying strong, independent women. Her first feature film Wadjda released in 2012 was about a rebellious and determined teenage girl who competes to win the bicycle of her dreams. Since then, many laws have changed in the conservative country and females are now allowed to ride bikes and drive cars. Her new film, The Perfect Candidate, also features a courageous and progressive woman as it portrays a young Saudi doctor striving to improve the conditions of her hospital. When she decides to run for office in the local city elections, her community struggles to accept their town's first female candidate.
Presented by Rob & Parabh Meek
- Year2019
- Runtime104 minutes
- LanguageArabic, English
- CountrySaudi Arabia, Germany
- DirectorHaifaa Al-Mansour
- ScreenwriterHaifaa Al-Mansour, Brad Niemann
- ProducerHaifaa Al-Mansour, Gerhard Meixner, Brad Niemann, Roman Paul
- CastMila Al Zahrani, Dae Al Hilali, Nora Al Awad, Khalid Abdulraheem, Shafi Alharthy
- CinematographerPatrick Orth
- EditorAndreas Wodraschke
- Production DesignOlivier Meidinger
- ComposerVolker Bertelmann
This program has been geolocated to the state of Maryland, Washington DC, and the "DC-Metro" area, and includes only these Virginia cities: Alexandria, Arlington, Crystal City, Falls Church, Fairfax, and McClean. If you are outside of any of these areas, you will be unable to view this program.
As Saudi Arabia’s first female director, Haifaa Al-Mansour has been at the forefront of her country’s discussion about tolerance and equality with her films portraying strong, independent women. Her first feature film Wadjda released in 2012 was about a rebellious and determined teenage girl who competes to win the bicycle of her dreams. Since then, many laws have changed in the conservative country and females are now allowed to ride bikes and drive cars. Her new film, The Perfect Candidate, also features a courageous and progressive woman as it portrays a young Saudi doctor striving to improve the conditions of her hospital. When she decides to run for office in the local city elections, her community struggles to accept their town's first female candidate.
Presented by Rob & Parabh Meek
- Year2019
- Runtime104 minutes
- LanguageArabic, English
- CountrySaudi Arabia, Germany
- DirectorHaifaa Al-Mansour
- ScreenwriterHaifaa Al-Mansour, Brad Niemann
- ProducerHaifaa Al-Mansour, Gerhard Meixner, Brad Niemann, Roman Paul
- CastMila Al Zahrani, Dae Al Hilali, Nora Al Awad, Khalid Abdulraheem, Shafi Alharthy
- CinematographerPatrick Orth
- EditorAndreas Wodraschke
- Production DesignOlivier Meidinger
- ComposerVolker Bertelmann