Film 2025
A Matter Of Life And Death
Two unusual outlooks on mortality collide in Jeddah.
- Country collection
- Saudi Arabia
- Original title
- مسألة حياة أو موت
- Director
- Anas Ba-Tahaf
- Running time
- 115 min
- Year
- 2025
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Story, without spoilers
Hayat believes a family curse will end her life at thirty. Yousef, a withdrawn heart surgeon, conceals disturbing impulses. Their encounter in Jeddah brings an unexpected romance into the plans each has made around death.
Context & recognition
The Red Sea 2025 programme lists this 2025 feature film with a running time of 115 minutes. Credits and production details follow the festival record.