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Once Upon a Time in Gaza (2025)

Original title: كان ياما كان في غزة

2025-06-25 · 1h 27m · AR
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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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Tarzan NasserDirectorArab NasserDirector

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Nader Abd AlhayNader Abd AlhayYahyaMajd EidMajd EidOsamaRamzi MaqdisiRamzi MaqdisiAbou SamiIs'haq EliasIs'haq EliasThe DirectorSaid SaadaSaid SaadaThe ProductorHussein NakhlehHussein NakhlehThe Minister of Foreign AffairsOsama MalhasOsama MalhasThe Minister of the InteriorAbood ObeidAbood ObeidThe Minister of Religious AffairsMichael ZananiriMichael ZananiriIsraeli OfficerHayfa AlrabeeHayfa AlrabeeGovernment EmployeeMohammed TheyabMohammed TheyabNeurologistReem HassounehReem HassounehReem Hassouneh Pharmacist

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What is Once Upon a Time in Gaza about?

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.

How long is Once Upon a Time in Gaza?

Once Upon a Time in Gaza has a runtime of 87 minutes.

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