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2026.09.04 14:38 GMT+8

Chinese film director Wen Muye on food, war and longing for peace

Updated 2026.09.04 14:38 GMT+8
CGTN

Once Upon a Time in the Middle East is one of China's top-grossing films this summer. It follows a Chinese restaurateur whose life is upended when war erupts around him. Ahead of its international debut this September, director Wen Muye spoke to CGTN about what inspired the film — and the message he hopes it carries beyond China.

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