The latest film from Haifaa Al Mansour, the trailblazing director of WADJDA.
When Maryam, a hardworking young doctor in a small-town clinic, is prevented from flying to Dubai for a conference without a male guardian’s approval, she seeks help from a politically connected cousin but inadvertently registers as a candidate for the municipal council. Maryam sees the election as a way to fix the muddy road in front of her clinic, but her campaign slowly garners broader appeal.
THE PERFECT CANDIDATE opens theatrically in Los Angeles on May 14
- Year2019
- Runtime105 minutes
- LanguageArabic
- CountrySaudi Arabia, Germany
- RatingNR
- DirectorHaifaa Al Mansour
- ScreenwriterHaifaa Al Mansour, Brad Niemann
- ProducerRoman Paul, Gerhard Meixner, Haifaa Al Mansour, Brad Niemann
- CastMila Alzahrani, Dhay, Khalid Abdulrhim, Shafi Al Harthy
- CinematographerPatrick Orth
- EditorAndreas Wodraschke, BFS
- Production DesignOlivier Meidinger, ADC - VSK
- ComposerVolker Bertelmann
The latest film from Haifaa Al Mansour, the trailblazing director of WADJDA.
When Maryam, a hardworking young doctor in a small-town clinic, is prevented from flying to Dubai for a conference without a male guardian’s approval, she seeks help from a politically connected cousin but inadvertently registers as a candidate for the municipal council. Maryam sees the election as a way to fix the muddy road in front of her clinic, but her campaign slowly garners broader appeal.
THE PERFECT CANDIDATE opens theatrically in Los Angeles on May 14
- Year2019
- Runtime105 minutes
- LanguageArabic
- CountrySaudi Arabia, Germany
- RatingNR
- DirectorHaifaa Al Mansour
- ScreenwriterHaifaa Al Mansour, Brad Niemann
- ProducerRoman Paul, Gerhard Meixner, Haifaa Al Mansour, Brad Niemann
- CastMila Alzahrani, Dhay, Khalid Abdulrhim, Shafi Al Harthy
- CinematographerPatrick Orth
- EditorAndreas Wodraschke, BFS
- Production DesignOlivier Meidinger, ADC - VSK
- ComposerVolker Bertelmann