

Once Upon a Time in Gaza
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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- Language
- Arabic
- 2000s
- gaza
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France, Portugal, Germany, United Kingdom, Palestinian Territory, United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Qatar, Syrian Arab Republic
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- PremiereMill Valley Film Festival5 Oct 2025
United KingdomGB
- PremiereLondon Palestine Film Festival20 Nov 2025
AustraliaAU
- PremiereMelbourne International Film Festival14 Aug 2025
- PremiereSXSW Sydney 16 Oct 2025
ArmeniaAM
- PremiereGolden Apricot International Film Festival17 Jul 2025
BelarusBY
- Theatrical30 Jul 2026
EgyptEG
- PremiereCairo International Film Festival14 Nov 2025
FranceFR
- PremiereCannes Film Festival19 May 2025
- Theatrical25 Jun 2025
GermanyDE
- PremiereFilmfest Hamburg28 Sept 2025
- Theatrical1212 Feb 2026
GreeceGR
- Theatrical5 Feb 2026
Hong KongHK
- PremiereHong Kong Asian Film Festival24 Oct 2025
- TheatricalIIB30 Oct 2025
IndonesiaID
- Premiere17+Jakarta World Cinema28 Sept 2025
MoroccoMA
- PremiereMarrakech International Film Festival 1 Dec 2025
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Once Upon a Time in Gaza was released on 25 June 2025.
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