THE PERFECT CANDIDATE - Official U.S. Trailer

A film by Haifaa Al Mansour, trailblazing filmmaker of WADJDA. Exclusively in theaters beginning May 14. When Maryam, a hardworking young doctor in a small-town clinic, is prevented from flying to Dubai for a conference without a male guardian’s approval, she seeks help from a politically connected cousin but inadvertently registers as a candidate for the municipal council. Maryam sees the election as a way to fix the muddy road in front of her clinic, but her campaign slowly garners broader appeal.