# China's Oscar Entry Mixes Food and War

> China's Oscar submission blends food spectacle with wartime chaos.
- Title: China's Oscar Entry Mixes Food and War · Variety | Shortify
- Summary: China's Oscar submission blends food spectacle with wartime chaos. China's Oscar entry combines food photography with war destruction in a single film.
- Keywords: once upon in the middle east, china, oscar, film, iraq war, food porn, entertainment, culture, China's, Entry, Mixes, Food
- Source: Variety — https://variety.com/2026/film/reviews/once-upon-in-the-middle-east-review-1236910775
- Author: Beatrice Loayza
- Published: 2026-10-13T22:21:27+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: once upon in the middle east, china, oscar, film, iraq war, food porn, entertainment, culture
## China's Oscar Entry
China's Oscar submission blends food spectacle with wartime chaos.
## Antiwar Epic
This film follows a Chinese chef through absurd and brutal events at the Iraq War's outbreak.
## Wartime Devastation
The film shows a city turned into an inferno of crumbling buildings and military bases ambushed in pyrotechnics.
## Key takeaway

China's Oscar entry combines food photography with war destruction in a single film.