Italy / Aug 28, 2019 / Venice Film Festival
1h 44min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
Videos
Plot
A young Saudi doctor campaigns for a seat on the municipal council, finding confidence as she combats prejudice.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Khadeeja Mua'th | Khadeeja |
| Tareq Al Khaldi | Omar |
| Reema Mohammed | Badria (voice) |
| Ismaee Nasser | Anas |
| Rakan Abdulhaman | Majid |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | المرشحة المثالية |
| Original language | العربية (AR) |
| Spoken languages | English, العربية |
| Production countries | Germany, Saudi Arabia |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Razor Film Produktion, NDR, Al Mansour Est. for Audiovisual Media, ARD |
| Release date | 6 marzo 2020 |
| Production | Brad Niemann, Ole Nicolaisen, Haifaa al-Mansour |
| Writer | Haifaa al-Mansour, Brad Niemann |
| Editing | Andreas Wodraschke |
| Cinematography | Patrick Orth |
| Assistant directors | Haifaa al-Mansour |
| Camera operators | Patrick Orth |
| Additional photography | Patrick Orth |
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| Production design | Olivier Meidinger, Abdulrahman Abu Al Faraj, Marie-Catherine Theiler, Khalid Gaith, Tamara Kalo |
| Art direction | Abdulrahman Abu Al Faraj, Khalid Gaith, Tamara Kalo, Olivier Meidinger, Marie-Catherine Theiler |
| Set decoration | Marie-Catherine Theiler, Olivier Meidinger, Abdulrahman Abu Al Faraj, Khalid Gaith, Tamara Kalo |
| Music | Volker Bertelmann, Marc Meusinger, Olaf Mehl, Sebastian Schmidt |
| Sound | Marc Meusinger, Olaf Mehl, Sebastian Schmidt, Volker Bertelmann |
| Costume design | Heike Fademrecht |
| Makeup | Heike Fademrecht |
| Hairstyling | Heike Fademrecht |
| Revenue | 1.338.195 € |
Release dates
Premiere
Canada / Sep 08, 2019 / 14A / Toronto International Film Festival
Switzerland / Sep 26, 2019 / 0 / Zurich Film Festival
United Kingdom / Oct 07, 2019 / London Film Festival
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South Korea / Oct 09, 2019 / Busan International Film Festival
Sweden / Jan 23, 2020 / 11 / Göteborg Film Festival
Brazil / Jul 29, 2021 / 12 / Rio de Janeiro Int'l Film Festival
Limited release
Spain / Mar 06, 2020
Finland / Jun 26, 2020 / Summer Kino Engel
United States / May 14, 2021
Theatrical release
Sweden / Mar 06, 2020 / 11
Germany / Mar 12, 2020 / 0
Austria / Mar 13, 2020
Norway / Mar 27, 2020 / 6
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Denmark / Jul 02, 2020
Finland / Jul 03, 2020
France / Aug 12, 2020 / U
Italy / Sep 03, 2020
Netherlands / Sep 24, 2020 / 12
Digital
Belgium / Mar 06, 2020 / 12
Ireland / Mar 27, 2020 / 12 / Internet
United Kingdom / Mar 27, 2020 / Internet
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