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A message movie admirable for its subtlety as well as its execution, The Perfect Candidate faces oppression and powerfully advocates for change.
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Release date: May 1, 2020
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The most subversive aspect of Haifaa al-Mansour's film may be the kind of change it puts in front of us: inching not sprinting, some way from perfect. April 1, 2020 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
The most subversive aspect of Haifaa al-Mansour's film may be the kind of change it puts in front of us: inching not sprinting, some way from perfect.
Danny Leigh
[I]t's deeply thrilling - possibly one of the most exhilarating moments you'll see in a film all year. April 1, 2020 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
[I]t's deeply thrilling - possibly one of the most exhilarating moments you'll see in a film all year.
Kevin Maher
[Haifaa al-Mansour] goes where no one's gone before and makes it look easy. April 1, 2020 | Rating: 5/5 | Full Review…
[Haifaa al-Mansour] goes where no one's gone before and makes it look easy.
Charlotte O'Sullivan
For [director Haifaa al-Mansour], it's ... an opportunity to reflect on the progress made in Saudi Arabia by courageous women just like her. March 31, 2020 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
For [director Haifaa al-Mansour], it's ... an opportunity to reflect on the progress made in Saudi Arabia by courageous women just like her.
Clarisse Loughrey
Al Mansour gives her audience a fine lesson in some key ingredients of political life in Saudi or anywhere else: nepotism, cynicism, sexism and chaos. March 25, 2020 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
Al Mansour gives her audience a fine lesson in some key ingredients of political life in Saudi or anywhere else: nepotism, cynicism, sexism and chaos.
Peter Bradshaw
Maryam's story is one to empathise with, but still precise enough to entirely belong to her. March 25, 2020 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
Maryam's story is one to empathise with, but still precise enough to entirely belong to her.
Ella Kemp
Haifaa Al Mansour deploys sly charm and winning humour as she tackles her country's endemic sexism in this surprisingly feelgood tale. May 19, 2020 | Full Review…
Haifaa Al Mansour deploys sly charm and winning humour as she tackles her country's endemic sexism in this surprisingly feelgood tale.
Jason Best
A young Saudi doctor runs for local political office, finding her courage while more frustrated than usual by the limitations and restrictions placed upon her. Heartening, inspiring, gently ironic. April 3, 2020 | Rating: 3.5/5 | Full Review…
A young Saudi doctor runs for local political office, finding her courage while more frustrated than usual by the limitations and restrictions placed upon her. Heartening, inspiring, gently ironic.
MaryAnn Johanson
Perhaps the most admirable thing about Al-Mansour's approach here is that she isn't beyond relying on artifice and melodrama to advance the story. April 3, 2020 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
Perhaps the most admirable thing about Al-Mansour's approach here is that she isn't beyond relying on artifice and melodrama to advance the story.
Linda Marric
A gently courageous piece of Arab cinema. April 1, 2020 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
A gently courageous piece of Arab cinema.
Hilary A White
The Perfect Candidate is now available on selected VOD sites and is well worth your consideration while you're self-isolating, or at any time for that matter. April 1, 2020 | Full Review…
The Perfect Candidate is now available on selected VOD sites and is well worth your consideration while you're self-isolating, or at any time for that matter.
Daryl Bär
The candidate's gumption is sure to win her the audience's support; her relationships with her two sisters and her liberal dad are nicely sketched; and her achievements in the election are realistic yet designed for maximum poignancy. April 1, 2020 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
The candidate's gumption is sure to win her the audience's support; her relationships with her two sisters and her liberal dad are nicely sketched; and her achievements in the election are realistic yet designed for maximum poignancy.
Edward Porter
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