Saudi Arabia Submits ‘A Matter Of Life & Death’ for International Feature Oscar
The Saudi Film Commission has selected Anas Ba Tahaf’s A Matter of Life and Death as the country’s official submission for Best International Feature Film at the 99th Academy Awards. Yaqoub Alfarhan and Sarah Taibah star as an unlikely couple in the Jeddah-set film.
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The Saudi Film Commission has submitted Anas Ba Tahaf’s A Matter of Life and Death as Saudi Arabia’s official entry for Best International Feature Film at the 99th Academy Awards.
Set in Jeddah, the film stars Yaqoub Alfarhan and Sarah Taibah as an unlikely couple whose relationship develops against the odds.
The film is described as a romantic black comedy from Saudi Arabia.
A film after cinemas returned
A Matter of Life and Death is being submitted after the country lifted its 35-year cinema ban in 2017. The source provides no further details about the selection process or the next stage of the Oscar campaign.
What we know
- The Saudi Film Commission selected A Matter of Life and Death as the country’s entry for the 99th Oscars.
- Anas Ba Tahaf’s film is set in Jeddah.
- Yaqoub Alfarhan and Sarah Taibah lead the cast.
- Saudi Arabia lifted its 35-year cinema ban in 2017.
Trust: Single source
- The story relies on one publisher. A second independent confirmation has not been established from the cited sources.
- Sources: Deadline Film.
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