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The Perfect Candidate

  • 20192019
  • 1h 44m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
1.8K
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The Perfect Candidate (2019)
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ComedyDrama
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.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.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.
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
1.8K
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    • Haifaa Al-Mansour
    • Haifaa Al-Mansour
    • Brad Niemann
  • Stars
    • Mila Al Zahrani
    • HGM Moe Ji One(singing voice)
    • Mohamed Othman
    • Haifaa Al-Mansour
    • Haifaa Al-Mansour
    • Brad Niemann
  • Stars
    • Mila Al Zahrani
    • HGM Moe Ji One(singing voice)
    • Mohamed Othman
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 21User reviews
    • 70Critic reviews
    • 71Metascore
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    The Perfect Candidate (2019)
    Haifaa Al-Mansour in The Perfect Candidate (2019)
    Mila Al Zahrani in The Perfect Candidate (2019)
    Mila Al Zahrani, Dae Al Hilali, and Nora Al Awad in The Perfect Candidate (2019)
    Mila Al Zahrani in The Perfect Candidate (2019)
    Mila Al Zahrani in The Perfect Candidate (2019)
    Mila Al Zahrani in The Perfect Candidate (2019)
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    Mila Al Zahrani in The Perfect Candidate (2019)
    The Perfect Candidate (2019)
    Mila Al Zahrani and Nora Al Awad in The Perfect Candidate (2019)
    Mila Al Zahrani, Dae Al Hilali, and Nora Al Awad in The Perfect Candidate (2019)

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    Mila Al Zahrani
    Mila Al Zahrani
    • Dr. Maryam Alsafan
    HGM Moe Ji One
    • One of the musicians
    • (singing voice)
    • (as Hgm Moejione Mohammed Gaber)
    Mohamed Othman
      Maram Alzghoul
      Hamad Almutaani
      • Salama
      Hussein Hassan Mohamed
      • Ismail
      Khalid Abdulraheem
      • Abdulaziz
      Shafi Alharthy
      • Mohammed
      Waleed Ghannam
      • Airline Counter Attendant
      Ismaee Nasser
      • Anas
      Nora Al Awad
      • Sara
      Bandar Hadadi
      • Dr. Ghazi
      Hamad Al Mazaini
      • Abu Musa
      • (as Hamad Almuzainy)
      Nojoud Ahmed
      • Dr. Abeer
      Reem Fahad
      • Dr. Mona
      Muhamad Ebraheem Musa
      • Municipal Secretary
      Ahmad Alsulaimy
      • Rashid
      Rakan Abdulhaman
      • Majid
        • Haifaa Al-Mansour
        • Haifaa Al-Mansour
        • Brad Niemann
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        This movie was selected as the Saudi Arabian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards

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      8/10
      Haifaa al-Mansour is the greatest director of our generation.
      Better to perform than conform! I'm really fond of Al-Mansour's smooth style of protest drama portraying bold and profound female protagonists who raise a voice against the calloused cultural concerns in Saudi Arabia to spark a debate upon the strict patriarchal mindset. She paves an undulating yet bright path of possibility leading toward tolerance and acceptance by deconstructing sexist tradition of theocracy.
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      • Feb 19, 2021

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      • Release date
        • May 14, 2021 (United States)
        • Saudi Arabia
        • Germany
        • Arabic
        • English
      • Also known as
        • Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
      • Production companies
        • Al Mansour Est. for Audiovisual Media
        • Razor Film Produktion GmbH
        • Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR)
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      • 1 hour 44 minutes
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