HaifaaalMansour tells AnOther why she became passionate about telling women’s stories
changing for women in Saudi Arabia, it takes time for popular attitudes to catch up with legislation. Maryam must legally rely on her father to grant her permission to travel abroad, and, while women can nominally do a lot more than in previous years, they’re still not always respected. We see a male patient refuse to receive treatment from Maryam based on her gender, her being undermined by male colleagues at work and members of the public grappling with her decision to run for office.
This attention to the day-to-day realities of women is created through the use of a documentary-like style, which opens a lens to wider Saudi society – both the good and the bad. Al-Mansour explains that this stems from the influence of Italian cinema, as well as her personal familiarity with the country. “Italian neorealism is really influential to me when I’m working in Saudi Arabia.
Much of the film’s energy emanates from musical interludes throughout, provided by Maryam’s father who is a wedding musician by trade. While for Western audiences this might seem innocuous, music and musical concerts have historically been disapproved of by Saudi society, and we see Maryam’s father court backlash and concert cancellations.
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