‘Unidentified’ Review: Saudi Maverick Haifaa al-Mansour Crafts a Dull Murder Mystery

Entertainment

Despite having a lot on its mind, Haifaa al-Mansour’s murder mystery “ Unidentified ” is an unfortunate misfire. The Saudi trailblazer — whose 2012 drama “Wadjda” was the first feature shot entirely in the Kingdom, and the first Saudi film by a woman — returns with what ought to be a searing indictment of gendered norms under the guise of nominal progress, via its tale of a police secretary investigating the death of a teenage girl. It has the right ingredients on paper, but its execution is

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