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Once Upon a Time in Gaza
🎬 Movie

Once Upon a Time in Gaza

2025 · 87 min Drama
5.1 / 10 · TMDB

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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🎬 MovieFinder's Take

Quiet, contemplative cinema — the kind where silence says more than dialogue. The director trusts the viewer and doesn't explain everything. That's rare.

The slow rhythm may tire those waiting for events. But for those willing to sink in, the film pulls hard. It's cinema for a second viewing.

Good for thoughtful solo viewing. Not for a group that wants background noise.

Director: Tarzan Nasser

— MovieFinder Editorial

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Best Watched

Best Watched: Late evening, silence, maybe a glass of wine. Watch alone or with someone comfortable with quiet.

🎭 Cast

Nader Abd Alhay

Nader Abd Alhay

Yahya

Majd Eid

Majd Eid

Osama

Ramzi Maqdisi

Ramzi Maqdisi

Abou Sami

Is'haq Elias

Is'haq Elias

The Director

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Said Saada

The Productor

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Hussein Nakhleh

The Minister of Foreign Affairs

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Osama Malhas

The Minister of the Interior

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Abood Obeid

The Minister of Religious Affairs

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Michael Zananiri

Israeli Officer

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Hayfa Alrabee

Government Employee

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