{
  "id": 12661465,
  "title": "Oscars: Saudi Arabia Submits ‘A Matter Of Life & Death’ For Best International Feature Film",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/oscars-saudi-arabia-submits-a-matter-of-life-death-for-best",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-07T16:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
    "slug": "deadline",
    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/10/oscars-saudi-arabia-a-matter-of-life-and-death-1237146536/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Saudi Film Commission has selected Anas Ba Tahaf’s A Matter of Life and Death as Saudi Arabia’s official submission for Best International Feature Film at the 99th Academy Awards. Local 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 […]",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "Oscars: Saudi Arabia Picks ‘A Matter of Life and Death’ as Best Int’l Feature Submission",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/oscars-saudi-arabia-picks-a-matter-of-life-and-death-as-best-intl",
        "published": "2026-10-07T16:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Variety",
        "title": "Oscars: Saudi Arabia Picks Quirky Comedy ‘A Matter of Life and Death’ for International Feature Race",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/oscars-saudi-arabia-picks-quirky-comedy-a-matter-of-life-and-death",
        "published": "2026-10-07T16:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "Oscars: Democratic Republic Of Congo Selects ‘Rumba Royale’ For Best International Feature Film Race; The Fally Ipupa Starrer Is Country’s Second Ever Submission",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/oscars-democratic-republic-of-congo-selects-rumba-royale-for-best",
        "published": "2026-10-08T15:25:29.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}