Es war einmal in Gaza

Summary

Once Upon a Time in Gaza

A darkly comic revenge thriller set in Gaza in 2007: Student Yahya works at Osama’s falafel shop, while secretly helping him sell illegal painkillers. They juggle deals between orders and deliveries, but their business doesn’t stay under the radar for long—a corrupt cop is watching, and tensions quickly spiral out of control. Two years after the violent incident, Yahya’s life takes an unexpected turn: he’s cast as the lead in an action film because he resembles a fallen fighter at the heart of the story. The Hamas-funded production is chaotic, the budget tiny—and real weapons are used on set, because there’s no other choice. As Yahya navigates this absurd collision of film set and wartime reality, the line between staged action and everyday survival in Gaza starts to blur. Then the corrupt cop returns, and Yahya still has a score to settle…