Once Upon a Time in Gaza
movie

Released June 25, 2025
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Overview
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
as
Yahya

Majd Eid
as
Osama

Ramzi Maqdisi
as
Abou Sami

Is'haq Elias
as
The Director
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Said Saada
as
The Productor
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Hussein Nakhleh
as
The Minister of Foreign Affairs
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Osama Malhas
as
The Minister of the Interior
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Abood Obeid
as
The Minister of Religious Affairs
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Michael Zananiri
as
Israeli Officer
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Hayfa Alrabee
as
Government Employee
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Mohammed Theyab
as
Neurologist
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Reem Hassouneh
as
Reem Hassouneh Pharmacist
Crew
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Arab Nasser
as
Screenplay
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Tarzan Nasser
as
Screenplay
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Arab Nasser
as
Director
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Tarzan Nasser
as
Director
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Tarik Hkim
as
First Assistant Director
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Ahmad Jarrar
as
Video Assist Operator
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Mahdi Abu-Salma
as
Location Manager
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Sleiman Tadros
as
Makeup & Hair
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Rani Massalha
as
Producer
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Marie Legrand
as
Co-Producer
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Rashid Abdelhamid
as
Co-Producer

Sophie Reine
as
Editor