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On Borrowed Time (2018)

Original title: Shabab Sheyab

2018-01-05 · 1h 33m · AR
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A feel-good comedy about aging, friendship and new directions, On Borrowed Time is director Yasir Al Yasir’s follow-up to his 2012 film Murk Light, which earned him the Best Short Narrative Award at the Abu Dhabi Film Festival. Taking place in and around a Dubai retirement home, the film follows four elderly men who appear to be settling in for the long haul—that is, until one of them receives an unexpected and mammoth inheritance.

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Yasir Al-YasiriDirector

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Sad Al-FarajSad Al-FarajAbu Hasan Al FalakiSalloum HaddadSalloum HaddadGeneral TalaatMarei Al HalyanMarei Al HalyanAbu Hamad AlbulbulLayla AbdullahLayla Abdullah

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Genre affinityComedy · DramaDialogue densityComedy · DramaDirector preference800496Actor preference801761 · 801762 · 801763Country preferenceSaDecade preference2010

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What is On Borrowed Time about?

A feel-good comedy about aging, friendship and new directions, On Borrowed Time is director Yasir Al Yasir’s follow-up to his 2012 film Murk Light, which earned him the Best Short Narrative Award at the Abu Dhabi Film Festival. Taking place in and around a Dubai retirement home, the film follows four elderly men who appear to be settling in for the long haul—that is, until one of them receives an unexpected and mammoth inheritance.

How long is On Borrowed Time?

On Borrowed Time has a runtime of 93 minutes.