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.
Winner of the best director award in the Un Certain Regard section at the Cannes Film Festival.
Once Upon A Time In Gaza
2025
14 years
90 min.
Fiction
France, Palestine, Germany, Portugal
France, Palestine, Germany, Portugal, crime, friendship, international film festivals, awarded films
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