Top billed cast

1. 

   Mila Al-Zahrani

   Dr. Maryam Alsafan

2. 

   Nora Al Awadh

   Sara

3. 

   Dae Al Hilali

   Selma

4. 

   Khalid Abdulrhim

   Abdulaziz

5. 

   Shafi Al Harthy

   Mohammed

6. 

   Mohamed Othman

   Himself

7. 

   Nojoud Ahmed

   Dr. Abeer

8. 

   Khadeeja Mua'th

   Khadeeja

9. 

   Tareq Al Khaldi

   Omar

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Reviews

A review by Louisa Moore - Screen Zealots

Written by Louisa Moore - Screen Zealots on 2020-03-27

The first Saudi woman to direct a feature film (“Wadjda”), Haifaa Al-Mansour, brings her unique voice and perspective to her follow-up movie, “The Perfect Candidate,” the story of a female doctor who decides to run for a local political office. The film lends an insider’s look at life in modern-day Saudi Arabia and the changing role of women in a country known for its restrictive gender customs.

Maryam (Mila Al Zahrani) is an ambitious young doctor working in a small town medical clinic. She’s well-educated and smart, yet she gets daily pushback from many of her male patients an...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
Arabic

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$1,338,195.00

Keywords

• saudi arabia
• female politician
• arab
• women's rights