The Perfect Candidate

"A young Saudi doctor campaigns for a seat on the municipal council, finding confidence as she combats prejudice."

Cast

Mila Alzahrani

as Dr. Maryam Alsafan

Nora Al Awadh

as Sara

Dae Al Hilali

as Selma

Khalid Abdulrhim

as Abdulaziz

Shafi Al Harthy

as Mohammed

Mohamed Othman

as Himself

Nojoud Ahmed

as Dr. Abeer

Khadeeja Mua'th

as Khadeeja

Tareq Al Khaldi

as Omar

Reema Mohammed

as Badria (voice)

Ismaee Nasser

as Anas

Rakan Abdulhaman

as Majid

Crew

Haifaa al-Mansour

Director

Haifaa al-Mansour

Writer

Brad Niemann

Screenplay

Patrick Orth

Director of Photography

Brad Niemann

Producer

Marc Meusinger

Sound

Ole Nicolaisen

Producer

Olivier Meidinger

Production Design

Haifaa al-Mansour

Producer

Olaf Mehl

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Abdulrahman Abu Al Faraj

Art Direction

Heike Fademrecht

Costume Design

Sebastian Schmidt

Sound Designer

Marie-Catherine Theiler

Set Decoration

Volker Bertelmann

Original Music Composer

Andreas Wodraschke

Editor

Khalid Gaith

Art Direction

Tamara Kalo

Art Direction