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After a sortie to Hollywood, Saudi filmmaker Haifaa al-Mansour returns home to make a film there about strong women. What she finds is a kingdom transitioning into modernity.

When, in 2012, as the first female filmmaker in Saudi Arabia, Haifaa al-Mansour made the feature film Wadjda, there were not yet any cinemas in the country. The film was about a young girl determined to ride a bicycle on the streets, while grown women had to rely on a chauffeur to take them to work or shopping.

Since then, a lot has changed. Women are now allowed to drive cars, clothing regulations have been relaxed and the first cinemas have opened. Yet the society remains conservative and is sceptical of the reforms introduced by Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman.


In her latest work, too, The Perfect Candidate, the filmmaker tells the story of a woman who revolts and as a doctor unexpectedly ends up in local Saudi politics. A town councillor in Saudi Arabia? That begs the question, how does democracy work in an absolute monarchy? What views on society to young Saudi men actually have? And how can the film contribute to the opening up of society?


Amira Hafner-Al Jabaji talks to Haifaa al-Mansour, who herself now lives a life between cultures.

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Sternstunde Religion vom 15.3.2020
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