Oscars: Saudi Arabia Picks Quirky Comedy ‘A Matter of Life and Death’ for International Feature Race

By Nick Vivarelli

Nick Vivarelli

International Correspondent

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Saudi director Anas Ba Tahaf’s romantic black comedy “A Matter of Life and Death” has been selected as Saudi Arabia’s candidate for the Oscars international feature film category.

The quirky movie marks the directorial debut of Tahaf, who previously worked as co-producer, editor and first assistant director on Mahmoud Sabbagh’s groundbreaking rom-com “Barakah Meets Barakah,” which represented Saudi Arabia at 89th Academy Awards a decade ago.

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