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Once Upon a Time in Gaza (2025)
Directed by Tarzan Nasser, Arab Nasser
Overview
In 2007, Yahya works at his friend Osama’s falafel shop in Gaza, which doubles as a drug dealing front. His entanglement leads him to witness a terrible crime. A couple years later, Gaza’s Ministry of Culture randomly chooses Yahya to star in a TV series that highlights martyrs and heroes of the resistance. As conflict simmers in the distance, Yahya unexpectedly receives real weapons, heightening the stakes as the show provides him with an opportunity to confront the perpetrator of the offense that changed his life.
Length 87 minutes
Actors
Nader Abd Alhay | Majd Eid | Ramzi Maqdisi | اسحق الياس | Said Saada | Hussein Nakhleh | Osama Malhas | Abood Obeid | Michael Zananiri | Hayfa Alrabee | Mohammed Theyab | Reem Hassouneh | Batoul Abu Jafar | Omar Al-Joukhi