Once Upon a Time in the Middle East/欢迎来龙餐馆

If you want a quick way to understand it, you can think of this film as "a Chinese chef's version of 'Schindler's List'." But what it actually digs into is far more complex. This is likely the first time the Iraq War has been explored on the big screen from a Chinese perspective.

Once a war breaks out, it's rarely about simple good guys versus bad guys. Events quickly spiral beyond anyone's control, and those who suffer most are almost always the most vulnerable—the children.

Because China wasn't a direct party to the Iraq War, the movie avoids taking a preachy or overly critical stance. Instead, it adopts a calm, almost documentary-like tone to capture "a war through Chinese eyes." From that viewpoint, the simplest yet most fundamental message comes down to two basic human truths: eat well, and be kind to children.

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导演：文牧野
主演：沈腾，蒋奇明，奥马尔·谢里夫（Omar Sherif），李治廷