US EditionThe Voice of Hind Rajab Wins Silver Lion at Venice Film Festival
The film uses authentic emergency calls to depict the Gaza conflict's human toll, highlighting over 64,000 Palestinian deaths, including 18,000 children, officials report.
- At the closing ceremony of the 82nd Venice International Film Festival on September 6, 2025, Tunisian filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania received the Silver Lion award for her film The Voice of Hind Rajab in Venice, Italy.
- The film depicts the tragic death of a five-year-old Palestinian girl who lost her life during an Israeli military attack while she and her family were trapped inside their car amid an evacuation effort in Gaza City.
- It includes real recordings of Hind’s repeated calls to the Palestine Red Crescent, as rescuers tried but failed to save her amid ongoing Israeli attacks.
- Director Kaouther Ben Hania honored those risking their lives to provide aid in Gaza with her award and emphasized that while cinema cannot undo the tragedy that befell Hind, it has the power to keep her story alive and heard across the world.
- The film illustrates Gaza’s humanitarian crisis and broader suffering, aiming to keep international focus on justice amid sustained violence against Palestinian civilians.
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Gaza war docudrama ‘The Voice of Hind Rajab’ wins 2nd prize at Venice festival
A Venice Film Festival docudrama portraying the tragic killing of the five-year-old Palestinian girl Hind Rajab by Israeli military during its ongoing genocide on Gaza has won the prestigious Silver Lion award.
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