A Bag of Marbles vs Once Upon a Time in the Middle East
Once Upon a Time in the Middle East has the higher audience score (9.2/10 against 7.8/10 for A Bag of Marbles). A Bag of Marbles is the shorter watch at 1h 53m compared with 2h 20m. A Bag of Marbles is the older of the two (2017 against 2026). Both are drama, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
A Bag of Marbles
Once Upon a Time in the Middle East| A Bag of Marbles | Once Upon a Time in the Middle East | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.8/10 | ★ 9.2/10 |
| Year | 2017 | 2026 |
| Length | 1h 53m | 2h 20m |
| Genres | Drama, War | Drama, War |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Christian Duguay | Wen Muye |
| Main cast | Elsa Zylberstein, Christian Clavier, Bernard Campan, Émile Berling, César Domboy | Aarif Rahman, Jiang Qiming, Wei Qing, Michael Koltes, Zhang Xiwei |
Synopsis
A Bag of Marbles
At the beginning of the 1940s, in a France occupied by Nazi forces, lived the Jewish Joffo family. Happy and tight-knit, she sees her future darken when all members of the family are forced to wear the yellow star. Fearing the worst, the parents organized their family to flee to the free zone in the south of the country. Maurice, twelve years old, and Joseph, ten years old, will therefore leave alone in order to maximize their chances of…
Once Upon a Time in the Middle East
Xu Fu travels to the Middle East to work as a chef in a Chinese restaurant to pay off family debts, where he meets floor manager Ma Junsheng. Their Dragon Restaurant rises to fame, attracting crowds with authentic‑tasting Chinese food. But war breaks out, and local conditions take a drastic turn for the worse. No one can remain unaffected. What lies ahead for them? And how will the Dragon Restaurant hold on amid the war?
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