Saudi Arabia, Germany | 2019 Director: Haifaa Al-Mansour Production Companies: Al Mansour Est. for Audiovisual Media | Razor Film Produktion GmbH Co-producer: Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR)
Synopsis
Saudi Arabia's first female director Haifaa Al Mansour's THE PERFECT CANDIDATE depicts Maryam, a hardworking young doctor in a small-town clinic, who is prevented from flying to Dubai for a conference without a male guardian’s approval and she seeks help from a politically connected cousin but inadvertently registers as a candidate for the municipal council.
