Wadjda director Haifaa al-Mansour return to Saudi Arabia with The Perfect Candidate

When writer-director Haifaa al-Mansour debuted with the hit coming-of-age drama Wadjda, in 2012, she became the first woman in Saudi Arabia to helm a feature film.

After some underwhelming detours through nineteenth-century Britain (Mary Shelley) and corporate America (Nappily Ever After),…