The Perfect Candidate
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| Directed by | Haifaa al-Mansour |
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| Cinematography | Patrick Orth |
| Edited by | Andreas Wodraschke |
| Music by | Volker Bertelmann |
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| Distributed by | Music Box Films |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
| Country | Saudi Arabia |
| Language | Arabic |
| Box office | $1.3 million |
The Perfect Candidate (Arabic: المرشحة المثالية, romanized: al-muraššaḥa al-mithāliyya) is a 2019 Saudi Arabian drama film directed by Haifaa al-Mansour. It was selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the 76th Venice International Film Festival. It was also selected as the Saudi Arabian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.