Review: A Saudi woman seeks to drive change in charming The Perfect Candidate Robert Abele © (Music Box Films) Mila Alzahrani and Hamad Almuzainy in the movie The Perfect Candidate. (Music Box Films)
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When Saudi Arabian filmmaker Haifaa al-Mansour broke gender and culture barriers with her 2012 debut “Wadjda,” its 10-year-old girl protagonist’s bike-owning dream was a simple yet powerful metaphor for what females were denied in the kingdom.
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