In the Shattering ‘The Voice of Hind Rajab,’ the Story of a 6-Year-Old Killed in Gaza
The documentary uses real emergency calls to reveal the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, highlighting over 18,000 children killed since October 2023, and received a record 23-minute standing ovation.
- Kaouther Ben Hania's film The Voice of Hind Rajab received a historic 23-minute standing ovation at the Venice Film Festival on September 3, 2025.
- The film tells the tragic story of six-year-old Hind Rajab, who died after her family's car was shelled while trying to flee Gaza City in January 2024.
- During the premiere, audience members chanted 'Free Palestine' as actor Motaz Malhees raised a Palestinian flag, highlighting the film's emotional impact.
- Hind's mother, Wissam Hamada, expressed hope that the film's attention would help 'end the war and honour my daughter's memory.
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This Saturday evening, the jury of the 82nd Venice Mostra will render its verdict with, as a big favorite, 的The Voice of Hind Rajab , the shock film of Tunisian Kaouther ben Hania on Gaza Hell. ...
The Venice Film Festival also premiered the documentary The Voice of Hind Rajab, about the murdered six-year-old Palestinian girl Hind Rajab, in competition. The film received a 23-minute standing ovation. The historical crime thriller In The Hand of Dante, by American director Julian Schnabel, also premiered.
VENICE. On Saturday evening, the Golden Lion will be awarded at this year's film festival. The highly topical, shocking "The Voice of Hind Rajab" is an unforgettable feature at the politically charged festival, says Nicholas Wennö, who is also impressed by new films by François Ozon, Kathryn Bigelow, Yorgos Lanthimos and Paolo Sorrentino.
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