China's Anti War Film Revolution In a cinematic landscape dominated by Hollywood blockbusters, it's rare to see a film that challenges the status quo without fanfare or controversy.
China's Once Upon a Time in the Middle East is doing just that – quietly subverting decades of Western centric anti war storytelling with its refreshingly simple premise.
The film tells the story of Xu Fu, an ordinary Chinese cook who finds himself caught up in the chaos of war while working abroad to pay off debt.