Cannes 2025: Gaza casts shadow over festival, but films celebrate Palestinian resilience

With war still raging in Gaza, Palestinian filmmakers are in no mood to celebrate their strongest Cannes showing in years. But the movies screened at the world’s leading film festival, including brothers Tarzan and Arab Nasser’s "Once Upon a Time in Gaza", are powerful odes to resilience.

May 21, 2025 - 15:03
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Cannes 2025: Gaza casts shadow over festival, but films celebrate Palestinian resilience
With war still raging in Gaza, Palestinian filmmakers are in no mood to celebrate their strongest Cannes showing in years. But the movies screened at the world’s leading film festival, including brothers Tarzan and Arab Nasser’s "Once Upon a Time in Gaza", are powerful odes to resilience.

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