At a glance
- Identifiers
- Wikidataimdbelcinema
- Review
- Draft Completeness 2/5 · Help complete it
WomenTradition versus cultureEducation
Screening Room
- Format
- Film · Muslim history or life carries the story
- Released
- 2019 CE · 1440 AH†
- Countries
- SA · DE
- Languages
- ar (original)
- Approach
- drama of Muslim life
- Depiction of sacred figures
- The Prophet: Not applicable · Companions: Not applicable · Imams: Not applicable
- Titles in other languages
- المرشحة المثاليةThe Perfect Candidate
Where to watch officially: No official link recorded. · Listed, not endorsed.
Overview
"The Perfect Candidate" is a film about contemporary Muslim life, released in 2019, produced in Saudi Arabia and Germany, directed by Haifaa Al-Mansour. Haifaa al-Mansour's film about a Saudi doctor who decides to run for a municipal council in a conservative city; she deals with religion, gender and local politics calmly. 1 2
Context and reception
The work is listed in the screening room index with its data and external links.
Connections
- Directed by
- Haifaa al-Mansour
People and things also explored
Wadjda· al-Ahsa· Perempuan Berkalung Sorban· Jāhilī Marriage Forms· Waʾd (Infant Burial)· Fatima al-Fihri· Haifaa al-Mansour· The Imam
Sources
- Wikidata
- IMDb
- elCinema
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “The Perfect Candidate”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/screen/al-murashsha-al-mithaliyya-2019/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.