The Perfect Candidate

The Perfect Candidate

By Haifaa Al Mansour

  • Genre: Foreign
  • Release Date: 2021-05-14
  • Advisory Rating: NR
  • Runtime: 1h 44min
  • Director: Haifaa Al Mansour
  • Production Company: Razor Film Produktion
  • Production Country: Germany, Saudi Arabia
  • iTunes Price: USD 12.99
  • iTunes Rent Price: USD 3.99
6.6/10
6.6
From 92 Ratings

Description

A hopeful and revealing look at the changing roles of women in Saudi Arabian society from groundbreaking director Haifaa Al Mansour (WADJDA), THE PERFECT CANDIDATE follows Maryam (irresistible newcomer Mila Alzahrani), a hardworking young doctor who is determined to fix the pot-holed, muddy road leading to her clinic. When her appeals for assistance are ignored at every turn by a dismissive male bureaucracy, Maryam finds herself inadvertently registering as a candidate for the municipal council. As Maryam’s creative and ambitious campaign builds momentum, she becomes a symbol for a larger movement, despite the community’s struggle to accept her as their town’s first female candidate. A modern tale of social change and progress, THE PERFECT CANDIDATE is told through with warm humor, rousing music and radical optimism.

Trailer

Photos

Reviews

  • stop ruining politics

    1
    By antibigcitygreens
    This movie ruins elections by making elections look bad

Comments

keyboard_arrow_up