The Perfect Candidate

Not to be confused with A Perfect Candidate.

The Perfect Candidate
Theatrical release poster
Directed byHaifaa al-Mansour
Written by
  • Haifaa Al Mansour
  • Brad Niemann
Produced by
  • Haifaa Al Mansour
  • Gerhard Meixner
  • Roman Paul
Starring
  • Mila Alzahrani
  • Dhay
  • Nourah Al Alwad
  • Khalid Abduirhim
CinematographyPatrick Orth
Edited byAndreas Wodraschke
Music byVolker Bertelmann
Production
companies
  • Establishment for Audiovisual Media
  • Razor Film Produktion
Distributed byMusic Box Films
Release dates
  • 29 August 2019 (2019-08-29) (Venice)
  • 6 March 2020 (2020-03-06) (Spain)
Running time
101 minutes
CountrySaudi Arabia
LanguageArabic
Box office$1.3 million[1]

The Perfect Candidate (Arabic: المرشحة المثالية, romanized: al-muraššaḥa al-mithāliyya) is a 2019 Saudi Arabian drama film directed by Haifaa al-Mansour. It was selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the 76th Venice International Film Festival.[2][3] It was also selected as the Saudi Arabian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[4]

  1. ^ "The Perfect Candidate (2019)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  2. ^ Vivarelli, Nick (25 July 2019). "Joker, Ad Astra, The Laundromat, Marriage Story to Compete in Venice". Variety. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Venezia 76 Competition". labiennale.org. 25 July 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  4. ^ Vivarelli, Nick (4 October 2019). "Haifaa Al Mansour's The Perfect Candidate Is Saudi Arabia's Oscar Contender". Variety. Retrieved 4 October 2019.