كان ياما كان في غزة
- Drama
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.
Once Upon a Time in Gaza is a 2025 drama film that follows Yahya, a falafel shop worker in Gaza who becomes entangled in crime and later selected to star in a government TV series about resistance heroes. Released June 25, 2025, the film explores how a chance opportunity allows him to confront a traumatic past as real weapons and escalating conflict blur the lines between performance and reality.
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Nader Abd AlhayYahya
Majd EidOsama
Ramzi MaqdisiAbou Sami
Is'haq EliasThe Director- Said SaadaThe Productor
- Hussein NakhlehThe Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Osama MalhasThe Minister of the Interior
- Abood ObeidThe Minister of Religious Affairs
- Michael ZananiriIsraeli Officer
- Hayfa AlrabeeGovernment Employee
- Mohammed TheyabNeurologist
- Reem HassounehReem Hassouneh Pharmacist
- Batoul Abu JafarPharmacist Assistant
- Omar Al-Joukhi(uncredited)
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When was Once Upon a Time in Gaza released?
The film was released on June 25, 2025.
What is the plot about?
The story follows Yahya, who works at a falafel shop in 2007 Gaza and witnesses a crime that changes his life. Years later, he's randomly selected by Gaza's Ministry of Culture to star in a TV series about resistance heroes, and is unexpectedly given real weapons, creating an opportunity to confront the person responsible for the offense.
What genre is this film?
Once Upon a Time in Gaza is a drama.
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