THE PERFECT CANDIDATE
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.
international title: | The Perfect Candidate |
original title: | The Perfect Candidate |
country: | Saudi Arabia, Germany |
year: | 2019 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Haifaa Al Mansour |
film run: | 101' |
screenplay: | Haifaa Al Mansour, Brad Niemann |
cast: | Mila Al Zahrani, Nora Al Awadh, Dae Al Hilali |
cinematography by: | Patrick Orth |
film editing: | Andreas Wodraschke |
art director: | Olivier Meidinger |
costumes designer: | Heike Fademrecht |
music: | Volker Bertelmann |
producer: | Haifaa Al Mansour, Brad Niemann |
line producer: | Ole Nicolaisen |
production: | Razor Film Produktion, Saudi Film Council (SA) |
distributor: | Neue Visionen Filmverleih GmbH, Le Pacte, Modern Films, Golem Distribución, Oy Cinema Mondo Ltd |