Once Upon a Time in Gaza
- Released on
- Runtime
- 87 mins
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.
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
- Nader Abd Alhay
- Majd Eid
- Ramzi Maqdisi
- Is'haq Elias
- Said Saada
- Hussein Nakhleh
- Osama Malhas
- Abood Obeid
- Michael Zananiri
- Hayfa Alrabee
- Mohammed Theyab
- Reem Hassouneh
- Batoul Abu Jafar
- Omar Al-Joukhi
Director
- Tarzan Nasser
- Arab Nasser
Producers
- Rani Massalha
Screenwriter
- Tarzan Nasser
- Arab Nasser
- Marie Legrand
- Amer Nasser
