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    THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB

    Directed by Kaouther Ben Hania
    Tunisia | 89 minutes | Awards Buzz – Best International Feature Film

  

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Director Kaouther Ben Hania and Producer Odessa Rae are expected to attend the January 7th screening.

Film Festival 2026

Blending real voice recordings with gripping reenactments, Oscar®-nominated filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania’s singular film revisits the final call of a six-year-old girl trapped in Gaza and under fire by Israeli military.

film synopsis

Academy Award®-nominated filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania (Four Daughters, PSIFF 2024) transforms a real emergency call from war-torn Gaza into a haunting hybrid of documentary and fiction. Blending authentic recordings with meticulous reenactments, the film traces the desperate efforts of Red Crescent dispatchers trying to save six-year-old Hind, trapped under Israeli military fire. Through shifting layers of reality and performance, Ben Hania creates an unflinching portrait of innocent lives under siege—a harrowing meditation on humanity, genocide, and the weight of bearing witness.

film details

Director: Kaouther Ben Hania
Producers: Nadim Cheikhrouha, James Wilson, Odessa Rae
Screenwriter: Kaouther Ben Hania
Cinematographers: Juan Sarmiento G
Editor: Qutaiba Barhamji, Kaouther Ben Hania, Maxime Mathis
Music: Amine Bouhafa
Cast: Saja Kilani, Motaz Malhees, Clara Khoury, Amer Hlehel
Country: Tunisia
Language: In Arabic with English subtitles
Year: 2025
Running Time: 89 minutes
Director Filmography: The Man Who Sold His Skin (2020), Beauty and the Dogs (2017), Zaineb Hates the Snow (2016)
Awards: Silver Hugo Jury Prize, Chicago International Film Festival; Grand Prix- Best Film, Ghent International Film Festival; Golden Lion Best Film, Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize, Best Film in Competition, Venice Film Festival
Primary Company: Willa

Film Festival 2026