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ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE MIDDLE EAST
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Once Upon A Time In Middle East
歡迎來龍餐館
2026 · 140 min · HK IIB · Versions vary by screening
A chef working at a Chinese restaurant in a fictional Middle Eastern city finds his livelihood disrupted by…
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Tuesday, November 3, 2026
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About the film
A chef working at a Chinese restaurant in a fictional Middle Eastern city finds his livelihood disrupted by war. As fighting spreads, the restaurant shelters a group of stranded orphans, drawing him into their struggle to survive.
Drama · Comedy · War
The film draws on accounts of Chinese immigrants who operated restaurants during the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Development began in 2017, with their experiences informing both events in the story and its central chef character.
- Original year
- 2026
- Listed runtimes
- 140 min
- HK classification
- IIB
- Listed audio
- Arabic / English / Mandarin · Mandarin
- Subtitles
- Chinese / English · English / Traditional Chinese
- Listed cinema opening dates
- 2026-09-11
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Cast & Crew
Directed by
Wen Muye
Cast
- Shen TengCast
- Jiang QimingCast
- Omar SherifCast
- Aarif RahmanCast
- Sherif SobhyCast
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Directors
- Wen Muye
Cast
- Shen Teng
- Jiang Qiming
- Omar Sherif
- Aarif Rahman
- Sherif Sobhy
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