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Once Upon a Time in Gaza (2025)
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.
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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.
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Genre:Drama
Written By:Tarzan Nasser, Arab Nasser, Marie Legrand, Amer Nasser
In Theaters:10/5/2025
Box Office:
Runtime:87 minutes
Studio:Les Films du Tambour, Kometa Films, Made in Palestine Project, Ukbar Filmes, Riva Film, Jordan Pioneers
Cast
Tarzan Nasser, Arab Nasser
Director
Nader Abd Alhay
Yahya
Majd Eid
Osama
Ramzi Maqdisi
Abou Sami
Is'haq Elias
The Director
Said Saada
The Productor
Hussein Nakhleh
The Minister of Foreign Affairs
Osama Malhas
The Minister of the Interior
Abood Obeid
The Minister of Religious Affairs
Michael Zananiri
Israeli Officer
Hayfa Alrabee
Government Employee
Mohammed Theyab
Neurologist
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