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Once Upon A Time In Middle East

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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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B+ cinema apm

Shop L6-1, Level 6, apm, Millennium City 5, 418 Kwun Tong Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong

Kwun Tong

StandardAudio: Mandarin / English / Arabic · Subtitles: Chinese / EnglishRuntime: 140 minHK classification: IIB ↗

Once Upon A Time In Middle East

House 6Total seats: 52

Cinema City Chai Wan

G/F - 4/F, 333 Chai Wan Road, Chai Wan, Hong Kong

Chai Wan

StandardAudio: Mandarin · Subtitles: Traditional Chinese / EnglishRuntime: 140 minHK classification: IIB ↗
House 1
House 2

Candy Park by Cinema City

Shop 1036, Level 1, DPARK, 398 Castle Peak Road - Tsuen Wan, Tsuen Wan, N.T.

Tsuen Wan

StandardAudio: Mandarin · Subtitles: Traditional Chinese / EnglishRuntime: 140 minHK classification: IIB ↗
House 5

MOViE MOViE Pacific Place

Level 1, Pacific Place, 88 Queensway Road, Admiralty, Hong Kong Island

Admiralty

StandardAudio: Mandarin / English / Arabic · Subtitles: Chinese / EnglishRuntime: 140 minHK classification: IIB ↗

Once Upon A Time In Middle East

VIP room · The Oval OfficeTotal seats: 20
House 5Total seats: 113

MCL THE ONE CINEMA

L6-L10, The ONE, 100 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon

Tsim Sha Tsui

StandardAudio: Mandarin / English / Arabic · Subtitles: Chinese / EnglishRuntime: 140 minHK classification: IIB ↗
House 2

PALACE ifc

Podium L1, ifc Mall, 8 Finance Street, Central

Central

StandardAudio: Mandarin / English / Arabic · Subtitles: Chinese / EnglishRuntime: 140 minHK classification: IIB ↗

Once Upon A Time In Middle East

House 5Total seats: 185

PREMIERE ELEMENTS

2130, 2/F, Fire, ELEMENTS, 1 Austin Road West, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon

Tsim Sha Tsui

StandardAudio: Mandarin / English / Arabic · Subtitles: Chinese / EnglishRuntime: 140 minHK classification: IIB ↗

Once Upon A Time In Middle East

House 3Total seats: 136
House 9Total seats: 127

MCL Metro City Cinema

G/F, Metro City, Phase 2, 8 Yan King Road, Tseung Kwan O, N.T.

Tseung Kwan O

StandardAudio: Mandarin / English / Arabic · Subtitles: Chinese / EnglishRuntime: 140 minHK classification: IIB ↗
House 5

MOViE MOViE Cityplaza

5/F Cityplaza, 18 Taikoo Shing Road, Tai Koo, Hong Kong

Taikoo

StandardAudio: Mandarin / English / Arabic · Subtitles: Chinese / EnglishRuntime: 140 minHK classification: IIB ↗

Once Upon A Time In Middle East

VIP room · MM MOMENTSTotal seats: 18

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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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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