Cinetrā
Cinetrā
Cinetrā
كان ياما كان في غزة (original title)
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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.
Golden Apricot International Film Festival 2025
Melbourne International Film Festival 2025
Cairo International Film Festival 2025
Cast: Nader Abd Alhay, Majd Eid, Ramzi Maqdisi, Is'haq Elias, Said Saada, Hussein Nakhleh, Osama Malhas, Abood Obeid, Michael Zananiri, Hayfa Alrabee, Mohammed Theyab, Reem Hassouneh, Batoul Abu Jafar, Omar Al-Joukhi
Writers: Tarzan Nasser (Screenplay), Arab Nasser (Screenplay), Marie Legrand (Screenplay), Amer Nasser (Screenplay)
Cinematographer: Christophe Graillot
Editor: Sophie Reine
Sound Designer: Pavel Doreuli, Almaz Sakhipov
Composer: Amine Bouhafa
Direction team: Tarik Hkim (First Assistant Director), Vincent Canaple (First Assistant Director), Ahmad Maaliki (Third Assistant Director)
Producers: Rani Massalha, Marie Legrand, Rashid Abdelhamid
Production: Les Films du Tambour, Kometa Films, Made in Palestine Project, Ukbar Filmes
