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Interview

Saudi Arabia's feminist filmmaker unveils her latest jab

'The Perfect Candidate' director Haifaa al-Mansour on why she's feeling optimistic

LOS ANGELES -- At first glance, Saudi Arabian filmmaker Haifaa al-Mansour seems just like any other L.A. soccer mom.

But in an industry where guile and chicanery are as essential to the filmmaker's craft as cameras and actors, the unassuming mother of two earned her stripes in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, where she made her first feature film, "Wadjda," out the back of an unmarked Toyota Hiace van.

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