Once Upon a Time in Gaza

movie

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.

Cast & crew

Abood Obeid · Hayfa Alrabee · Hussein Nakhleh · Is'haq Elias · Majd Eid · Michael Zananiri · Nader Abd Alhay · Osama Malhas · Ramzi Maqdisi · Said Saada · Arab Nasser · Tarzan Nasser · Amer Nasser · Marie Legrand

Studios & networks

Jordan Pioneers · Kometa Films · Les Films du Tambour · Made in Palestine Project · Riva Film · Ukbar Filmes