{
  "id": 12663718,
  "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",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-07T16:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/global/oscars-saudi-arabia-a-matter-of-life-and-death-intl-feature-1236904328/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "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,” […]",
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      {
        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-10-07T16:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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"
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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."
}