Haifaa Al Mansour Talks 'Unidentified', New Era For Saudi Women Filmmakers

Haifaa Al Mansour Talks 'Unidentified', New Era For Saudi Women Filmmakers

The first Saudi woman to helm a feature film said 'Unidentified' is the third in a femme-focused trilogy with 'Wadjda' and 'The Perfect Candidate'.

Unidentified — Haifaa Al-Mansour [Review]

On its surface, Haifa al-Mansour’s Unidentified is a crime thriller that follows a recent divorcee, Nawal (Mila al-Zahrani), as her true crime obsession emboldens her to investigate the death of a young Jane Doe. She works at a police station scanning and archiving documents, which gives her access, albeit limited, to details of the case. [...] The post Unidentified — Haifaa Al-Mansour [Review] appeared first on In Review Online.

'Unidentified' is an ill-conceived and misbegotten whodunnit

The most interesting idea in Saudi filmmaker Haifaa al-Mansour’s new film “Unidentified” is that of dissonance.  We meet our protagonist, Nawal (Mila Al Zahrani), listening to an influencer talk in gruesome detail about true crime cases while doling out makeup tips – get ready with me while we talk about murder! I love this new lipgloss – and also, let me tell you about the time a serial killer threw a woman’s severed head out of the window of h…

UNIDENTIFIED Review: Making Sure the Victim Receives Justice

Mila Al Zahrani and Shafi Al Harthi star in writer/director Haifaa Al Mansour's murder mystery. [Read the whole post on screenanarchy.com...]