THE PERFECT CANDIDATE

By Haifa AL-MANSOUR

MDM MITTELDEUTSCHE MEDIENFÖRDERUNG - as FIN

Drama - Completed 2019


Festivals
& Awards

Toronto - TIFF 2019
Contemporary World Cinema
Busan IFF 2019
A Window on Asian Cinema
Rotterdam IFF 2020
Voices
Sundance Film Festival 2020
Spotlight
Red Sea IFF 2020
Official Competition
    • Year of production
    • 2019
    • Genres
    • Drama
    • Countries
    • SAUDI ARABIA, GERMANY
    • Languages
    • ARABIC
    • Duration
    • 101 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Haifa AL-MANSOUR
    • Synopsis
    • A determined young Saudi doctor’s surprise run for office in the local city elections sweeps up her family and community as they struggle to accept their town's first female candidate.