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The Perfect Candidate (2020)

Mar 06, 2020 Drama 1h 44m
67%
User Score
6.7/10
93%
71/100

Overview

A young Saudi doctor campaigns for a seat on the municipal council, finding confidence as she combats prejudice.

Haifaa al-Mansour
Director
Brad Niemann
Screenplay

Top Billed Cast

Mila Alzahrani
Mila Alzahrani

Dr. Maryam Alsafan
Nora Al Awadh
Nora Al Awadh

Sara
Dae Al Hilali
Dae Al Hilali

Selma
Khalid Abdulrhim
Khalid Abdulrhim

Abdulaziz
Shafi Al Harthy
Shafi Al Harthy

Mohammed
Mohamed Othman
Mohamed Othman

Himself
Nojoud Ahmed
Nojoud Ahmed

Dr. Abeer
Khadeeja Mua'th
Khadeeja Mua'th

Khadeeja
Tareq Al Khaldi
Tareq Al Khaldi

Omar

Full Cast & Crew

Media

THE PERFECT CANDIDATE Trailer | Clip 2019
THE PERFECT CANDIDATE Trailer | Clip 2019
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THE PERFECT CANDIDATE by Haifaa Al Mansour (official international trailer hd)
THE PERFECT CANDIDATE by Haifaa Al Mansour (official international trailer hd)
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A review by Louisa Moore - Screen Zealots
Written on 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’s well-educated and smart, yet she gets daily pushback from many of her male patients and has to work twice as hard to earn the respect of her male colleagues. After she is prevented from traveling to Dubai in search of a better job, a paperwork mix-up leads Maryam to become a candidate ...

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