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.
- Released
- 2025-06-25
- Genres
- Drama
- Runtime
- 87 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Tarzan Nasser, Arab Nasser, Tarzan Nasser, Arab Nasser
- TMDB rating
- 5.5/10 from 16 votes
Cast
- Nader Abd Alhay as Yahya
- Majd Eid as Osama
- Ramzi Maqdisi as Abou Sami
- Is'haq Elias as The Director
- Said Saada as The Productor
- Hussein Nakhleh as The Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Osama Malhas as The Minister of the Interior
- Abood Obeid as The Minister of Religious Affairs
- Michael Zananiri as Israeli Officer
- Hayfa Alrabee as Government Employee
- Mohammed Theyab as Neurologist
- Reem Hassouneh as Reem Hassouneh Pharmacist