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Director Haifaa Al Mansour returns to her native Saudi Arabia with The Perfect Candidate, a tale of one woman's quest to challenge not only the system but also herself. A determined young doctor who decides to run for municipal council sweeps up her family and community as they struggle to accept their town’s first female candidate and watch her fight for social change on a local level.

2020 · 1h 44m

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The Perfect Candidate

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Director Haifaa Al Mansour returns to her native Saudi Arabia with The Perfect Candidate, a tale of one woman's quest to challenge not only the system but also herself. A determined young doctor who decides to run for municipal council sweeps up her family and community as they struggle to accept their town’s first female candidate and watch her fight for social change on a local level.

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Studio
Al Mansour Est. for Audiovisual Media, Razor Film, Norddeutscher Rundfunk
Released
2020
Run Time
1 hr 44 min
Rated
12
Regions of Origin
Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Germany
© 2019 Al Mansour Est. for Audiovisual Media, Razor Film Produktion GmbH

Languages

Original Audio
Arabic, English
Audio

Arabic (AAC, ⁨Dolby 5.1⁩)

Subtitles

English (United Kingdom) (SDH)