Once Upon a Time in the Middle East Movie

Once Upon a Time in the Middle East

Original title: Huan ying lai Long can guan

2026 | 2h 21m

Genre

Drama. War

Directed by

Wen Muye

Written by

Wen Muye

Lang Qunli

Wei Zhong

Produced by Ning Hao

Mohamed Osama

Starring Shen Teng

Jiang Qiming

Cinematography Wang Boxue

Music by Huang Chao

Production

companies

Dirty Monkeys Films Group

Damai Entertainment Holdings

China Film Group

Alibaba Pictures Group

Ruyi Film

Super Lion Culture Communication

General Dream Shanghai Film

Beijing Shangshi Culture Group

Beijing Yuanqi Entertainment Culture

Shanghai Ruyi Film and Television Production

Release date

OCT 9, 2026

August 11, 2026

Running time 140 minutes

Country China

Languages

Mandarin

Arabic

English

Box office

CN¥2.192 billion ($340 million)