The Perfect Candidate (2019)

Original title

المرشحة المثالية

Directed by

Haifaa al-Mansour

Genre

drama film

Country

Saudi Arabia

Runtime

1h 44m

Rated

12

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 99 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young Saudi doctor decides to run for a seat on her local municipal council. She faces resistance from her family and community as she chases her political goal.

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What happens

The Perfect Candidate (Arabic: المرشحة المثالية, romanized: al-muraššaḥa al-mithāliyya) is a 2019 Saudi Arabian drama film directed by Haifaa al-Mansour. It was selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the 76th Venice International Film Festival. It was also selected as the Saudi Arabian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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