Photo of Haifaa Al-Mansour
Photo of Haifaa Al-Mansour

Haifaa Al-Mansour

“No one will give you change. You have to work for it. You have to earn it not by screaming, but by working hard, by believing in yourself, by proving yourself. There are windows, but if you are radical, no one will talk to you. And that window will shut.”

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    THE PERFECT CANDIDATE

    HAIFAA AL-MANSOUR Saudi Arabia, 2019

    Trailblazing director Haifaa al-Mansour, whose debut Wadjda marked several milestones for Saudi filmmaking, returns to her homeland for this story of feminine defiance. The Perfect Candidate is a sensitive political drama that challenges patriarchal norms and finds hope in confrontation.

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