The Perfect Candidate (2020)
المرشحة المثالية
A young Saudi doctor campaigns for a seat on the municipal council, finding confidence as she combats prejudice.
- Date of release
- 2020-03-06
- TMDB
- 6.7 / 10 (103)
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Haifaa al-Mansour
Casting
- Mila Al-Zahrani — Dr. Maryam Alsafan
- Nora Al Awadh — Sara
- Dae Al Hilali — Selma
- Khalid Abdulrhim — Abdulaziz
- Shafi Al Harthy — Mohammed
- Mohamed Othman — Himself
- Nojoud Ahmed — Dr. Abeer
- Khadeeja Mua'th — Khadeeja
- Tareq Al Khaldi — Omar
- Reema Mohammed — Badria (voice)
- Ismaee Nasser — Anas
- Rakan Abdulhaman — Majid
Interesting facts
- Awards: 0 · Nominations: 1
The Perfect Candidate 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.
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