The Perfect Candidate

    All titles (2)
    Feature Film | 2019 | Comedy | Germany, Saudi Arabia

    Main data

    DirectorHaifaa Al Mansour
    Written byHaifaa Al Mansour, Brad Niemann
    ProductionRazor Film Produktion GmbH [de], Al Mansour Establishment for Audiovisual Media [sa]
    DistributorNeue Visionen Filmverleih GmbH [de]

    Shooting data

    Start of shooting02/03/2019
    End of shooting12/04/2019
    LocationsSaudi Arabia

    Project data

    Film financing

    Posters

    Trailers/Videos

    • Trailer/Video on Youtube
    • [fr] Trailer France - Le Pacte

    Brief synopsis

    A determined young Saudi doctor’s surprise run for office in the local city elections sweeps up her family and community as they struggle to accept their town’s first female candidate.
    (https://www.labiennale.org/en/cinema/2019/venezia-76-competition/perfect-candidate)

    Cast

    ActorRole nameVoice actor / SpeakerVoice actor
    Mila Al ZahraniMaryam [L]
    Nourah Al AwadSara [L]
    Khalid AbdulrhimAbdulaziz [L]

    Crew

    ActivityNameComment
    Production accountantIris Karmaat
    ColoristFabiana Cardalda
    Director of photographyPatrick Orth
    Camera operatorConrad LobstB-Cam + Gimbal R2 | Saudi Arabia
    Gimbal system operatorConrad Lobst
    1st assistant cameraChristoph Kunze
    1st assistant cameraMartin Lübke1.AC B-Kamera
    2nd assistant cameraMartin Lübke
    2nd assistant cameraTorsten SeidlerZusatz - 1 Tag Rückladen Verleih
    Costume designerHeike Fademrecht76TH VENICE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, COMPETITION
    Assistant costume designerTatjana JungKB Heike Fademrecht
    WardrobeLydia Popp
    DirectorHaifaa Al Mansour
    1st AD (local system)Gregor Stitzl
    Script supervisorLouise Wildemann
    EditorAndreas Wodraschke
    Assistant editorDaniel McMahon
    Key/dolly gripErik Sens
    GafferMathias Beier
    Best boyFalk Oettel
    Makeup artist / hair stylistGrete Pfleger
    Key makeup artist/hair stylistDorothea Wiedermann
    ComposerVolker Bertelmann
    ProducerHaifaa Al Mansour
    ProducerGerhard Meixner
    ProducerBrad Niemann
    ProducerRoman Paul
    Assistant-/ junior-producerFlora Rumpler
    Production designerOlivier Meidinger76TH Venice International Film, Competition
    Prop masterMarie-Catherine Theiler
    Standby propsAnja Heinicke
    Graphic artistMartin Klinge
    Line producerOle Nicolaisen
    Production managerOle Nicolaisen
    Production supervisorJan Enderlein30.03.19 - 19.04.19
    Production supervisorTristan Hume
    Post production supervisorFlora Rumpler
    Travel coordinatorSvenja JordenShipping Coordinator
    Health and safety coordinatorGrit Belitz
    ScreenwriterHaifaa Al Mansour
    ScreenwriterBrad Niemann
    Production sound mixerUve Haußig
    Sound re-recording mixerOlaf Mehl
    Sound designerSebastian Schmidt [3]
    Supervising dialog editorSebastian Heyser
    Adr recordistMarc MeusingerADR in Riyadh (KSA)

    Production companies

    CompanyComment
    Al Mansour Establishment for Audiovisual Media [sa]
    Razor Film Produktion GmbH [de]

    Distributing companies

    CompanyComment
    Neue Visionen Filmverleih GmbH [de]Germany

    Facilities

    DepartmentCompanyComment
    Cameras and UtilitiesLudwig Kameraverleih GmbH
    Lighting and UtilitiesLudwig Kameraverleih GmbH
    CostumesPATIN-A SHOP GmbHCostume supplies
    PropsI-Sight-Mediainteraktive Desktop-Animationen
    Image/EditingThe Post Republic GmbH
    Sound (Postproduction)Metrix Media
    Sound (Postproduction)MMZ Mitteldeutsches Multimediazentrum Halle (Saale) GmbHDOLBY ATMOS Mixing Stage
    Sound (Postproduction)studiogelb

    Awards

    Award winnerYearAwardCategory 
    Heike Fademrecht2019Winner
    Olivier Meidinger2019Winner
    Haifaa Al Mansour2019Venice Int. Film Festival [it]Venezia 76Nominated

    Festivals

    YearCountryFestivalComment
    2020USAPalm Springs International Film FestivalAwards Buzz: Best International Feature Film nominiert
    2020NetherlandsRotterdam International Film FestivalVoices: Limelight
    2020GermanyFestival des Deutschen Films
    2019South KoreaBusan International Film FestivalSektion: A Window On Asian Cinema
    2019ItalyVenice International Film FestivalVenezia 76
    2019United KingdomBFI London Film FestivalCompetition: Best Film
    2019GermanyHof Int. Film Festival
    2019CanadaToronto International Film Festival (TIFF)Contemporary World Cinema

    TV-broadcast

    TypeCountryStationDate / TimeComment
    RepeatFranceCanal+ [fr]Thursday, 04/03/2021, 8.50 PMCanal+ Cinéma
    RepeatFranceCanal+ [fr]Thursday, 25/02/2021, 10.35 PMCanal+ Cinéma

    Cinema

    TypeCountryDateComment
    Theatre releaseFranceWednesday, 12/08/2020
    Theatre releaseGermanyThursday, 12/03/2020
    PremiereThursday, 29/08/2019Venice Film Festival

    Links

    Websites
    https://www.fbw-filmbewertung.com/film/die_perfekte_kandidatin