Saudi Rom-Com 'A Matter Of Life And Death' Gets June 25 Release After Iran War Delay
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Melanie Goodfellow
Crusty in the right places. Worth the chew.
Summary
Saudi romantic comedy 'A Matter Of Life And Death' starring Yaqoub Alfarhan and Sarah Taibah is set for a June 25 theatrical release in Saudi Arabia after being postponed due to the Iran War. The Jeddah-set film follows an unlikely couple whose love blossoms against the odds, with Taibah playing a superstitious young woman convinced she is cursed. The film is notable as one of the quirkiest local rom-coms to emerge from Saudi Arabia since the lifting of its 35-year cinema ban in 2017.
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· 3 pulledLocal stars Yaqoub Alfarhan (Scales, Norah) and Sarah Taibah (Mandoob) play an unlikely couple whose love blossoms against the odds in the Jeddah-set feature
one of the quirkiest local romantic comedies to come out of Saudi Arabia since the lifting of its 35-year cinema ban in 2017
Taibah plays Hayat, a superstitious young woman who is convinced she is cursed
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