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| On Borrowed Time | |
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| Directed by | Yasir Al Yasiri |
| Written by | Yasir Al Yasiri |
| Produced by | Rami Yasin |
| Starring |
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| Cinematography | Adrian Silisteanu |
| Edited by | Shahnaz Dulaimy |
| Music by | Jerry Lane |
| Production company | Imagenation Abu Dhabi FZ |
| Distributed by | Tanweer |
| Release date |
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| Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | United Arab Emirates |
| Language | Arabic |
On Borrowed Time (also known as Shabab Sheyab, in Arabic) is a 2018 comedy drama film directed and written by Yasir Al Yasiri.
Cast
- Saad Al Faraj as Abu Hassan
- Salloum Haddad [ar] as The General
- Mansoor Al Feeli [ar] as The pharmacist
- Fouad Ali [ar] as Khaled
- Marei Al Halyan [ar] as Abu Hamad
- Laila Abdallah as Ruqayyah
Reception
The film premiered at the Palm Springs International Film Festival in California. The film got the attention of the US media. The film after that was shown in many other film festivals in the United States winning two awards as best film and getting high reviews as one of the best international films coming from the Arab world.
References
- "'Shabab Sheyab': 9 things to know about the Arabic comedy". Gulf News. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- "On Borrowed Time". Palm Springs Film Festival. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- "'On Borrowed Time': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. 15 January 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- "On Borrowed Time". Film Rap. Retrieved 19 November 2020.