Once Upon a Time in the Middle East (2026) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Wen Muye.

Cast

• Shen Teng as Xu Fu
• Jiang Qiming as Ma Junsheng
• Omar Sherif as Seif
• Aarif Rahman as Tony
• Sherif Sabry as Zayd
• Ahmed Salim as Ali
• Faruk Muhammad as Jamal
• Russell Shealy as Morgan
• Naira Al-Qasim as Lina
• Karma Hazim as Susu
• Wei Qing as Xu's Mother
• Zhang Xiwei as Xu Le
• Yasmine Rahmy as Amina
• Peter Daniel Adams as Sentry
• Tanner Hagen as Joel Brady
• Michael Koltes as Olwell
• Christopher Sky as Chef

Crew

• Wen Muye — Director
• Wen Muye — Writer
• Lang Qunli — Writer
• Wei Zhong — Writer
• Huang Chao — Original Music Composer
• Wang Boxue — Director of Photography

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