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Completed - ARABIC - Drama - 101 minutes




Previous markets

  • Toronto 2019 (Premiere)
  • Busan 2019 (Line up)
  • AFM 2019 (Line up)
  • Sundance 2020 (Line up)
Full history

Year of production : 2019

Director(s) : Haifa AL-MANSOUR

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.

Production

Country(ies) : SAUDI ARABIA, GERMANY

Distributors More info with Europa distribution

AUSTRIA Mar 13, 2020 FILMLADEN GMBH
DENMARK ANGEL FILMS A/S
FRANCE Aug 12, 2020 LE PACTE
GERMANY NEUE VISIONEN F
NORWAY SELMER MEDIA AS
SPAIN Mar 06, 2020 GOLEM DISTRIBUC
USA May 01, 2020 MUSIC BOX FILMS


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Festivals and Awards

Toronto - TIFF 2019 Contemporary World Cinema
Busan IFF 2019 A Window on Asian Cinema
Rotterdam IFF 2020 Voices
Sundance Film Festival 2020 Spotlight
Red Sea IFF 2020 Official Competition


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