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Opening Night: Once Upon a Time in Gaza

TIFF Lightbox, Cinema 1

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This screening will have a rush line. If you are looking for a ticket wait in the rush line. If you have a ticket, your seat will be held until 15 minutes before showtime. After that, we can’t guarantee your spot, and it may be offered to guests in the rush line.

Once Upon a Time in Gaza
Screening with:
Sounds of Gaza

Duration: 90 min Director: Tarzan and Arab Nasser Genre: Drama Year: 2025
Country: France Languages: Arabic with English Subtitles

Description:
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 …

Cast: Nader Abd Alhay, Majd Eid, Ramzi Maqdisi
Awards: Cannes
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Later Event: September 24
Sounds of Gaza