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A Matter of Life and Death

2026 · 115 min

A whimsical, bittersweet romance that blurs reality and fantasy, asking you to feel the ache of love and fate.

Directed by
Anas Ba Tahaf
Genres
Romance, Fantasy, Drama
Tagline
A love story… just not the safe kind.
Overview
Fate brings Haya, a superstitious artist convinced she knows her date of death, together with Youssef, an introverted cardiac surgeon whose own heart is failing him.
How it feels
Romantic, whimsical, melancholic and warm. Measured and needs your attention.
About
Love, fate, death, identity
Content
Mild gore, sexual content and language. No violence.
Note
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Directed by
Anas Ba Tahaf
Genres
Romance, Fantasy, Drama
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour5
Realism4
Romance8
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
romance, fantasy, drama, comedy
Directed by
Anas Ba Tahaf
Written by
Sarah Taibah
Starring
Sarah Taibah, Yaqoub Al-Farhan, Husam AlHarthi, Fay Fouad, Amani al-Jameel, Ghada Aboud, Rahaf Ibrahim, Mai Hakeem
Music
Firas Abou Fakher
Cinematography
Shawn Pavlin
Runtime
115 min
Country
Saudi Arabia
Languages
Arabic, English

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