Bishop’s Castle Film Society Choice

A determined young doctor runs for city council in Saudi Arabia, her campaign gathers unexpected momentum in this assured drama ,her creative and ambitious campaign becomes a symbol for a larger movement.

★★★★‘accidental heroine takes on the cynics’ The Guardian

★★★★ ‘The Perfect Candidate is fresh and hopeful not just because of the series of rather schematic triumphs that its narrative describes, but because it is a specific portrait. In some ways, Maryam is representative of Saudi womanhood at large, but mostly, she’s just herself.’ Rolling Stone

In Arabic with English subtitles