Once Upon a time in Gaza

MENA premiere (Middle East and North Africa)

France, Palestine, Germany, Portugal, Qatar, Jordan | Arabic | Color | 87 min


 Gaza, 2007. Yahya, a young student, forges a friendship with Osama, a charismatic restaurant owner with a big heart. Together, they start peddling drugs while delivering falafel sandwiches, but they are soon forced to grapple with a corrupt cop and his oversized ego.  
StartEndVenue
2025-11-14 18:00:002025-11-14 18:00Opera House - Grand Hall
2025-11-15 15:00:002025-11-15 15:00Zamalek Cinema 1
2025-11-20 21:00:002025-11-20 21:00Tahrir Cultural Center - Ewart Hall

Film Details

Director: Arab Nasser, Tarzan Nasser

Countries: France, Palestine, Germany, Portugal, Qatar, Jordan

Languages: Arabic

Runtime: 87 min

Color: Color

Arab Nasser, Tarzan Nasser

 Twin brothers Tarzan and Arab Nasser were born in Gaza in 1988 and started their filmmaking careers with their Cannes-selected short CONDOM LEAD before making their first feature film, DÉGRADÉ, which premiered in the 68th Cannes’ Critics’ Week.Their second feature, GAZA MON AMOUR, premiered in the Orrizonti Section of the 77th Venice International Film Festival and was Palestine’s submission to the 93rd Academy Awards. 

Additional Information

Contacts:

Writers:  Amer Nasser, Marie Legrand, Tarzan Nasser, Arab Nasser 

Cast:  Nader Abd Alhay, Majd Eid, Ramzi Maqdisi 

Production Company:

Producer:  Rani Massalha, Muriel Merlin, Pandora da Cunha Telles, Pablo Iraola, Rashid Abdelhamid, Marie Legrand, Lena Zimmerhackel, Michael Eckelt, Dorothe Beinemeier 

Editor: Roland Vajs, Sophie Reine

Cinematographer: Christophe Graillot