A Matter of Life and Death
A Matter of Life and Death
1991, English. Directed by Constantine Giannaris.
Echoing the title of a definitive film in British cinema, A Matter of Life and Death captures an equally definitive reality of British society in the nineties: the scourge of AIDS that cost thousands of people their lives. What’s it like to live and die of a “big illness with a small name”?
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- 0h 13m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- English
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- 1 January 1991
- Country
- United Kingdom
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- Constantine Giannaris
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A Matter of Life and Death runs 13 minutes (0h 13m).
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A Matter of Life and Death isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1991. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
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Who directed A Matter of Life and Death?
A Matter of Life and Death (1991) was directed by Constantine Giannaris and stars Harry Easom, Martin Husk, Adam Mars-Jones.