"Almost no film has devastated me as much as Tunisian filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania's The Voice of Hind Rajab. In an age of numbing doom-scrolling, we may be unprepared for the impact when a single story is given the thoughtful, shattering treatment by an empathetic filmmaker. That story made headlines: a 6-year-old Palestinian girl, Hind, called the Red Crescent emergency center in Ramallah in January 2024 begging for help because a tank was shooting at her family's car."
"The film intensifies the line between fiction and reality, as Ben Hania plays clips of Hind's actual voice across a black screen while visually recreating a dramatized version of the events from the point of view of Red Crescent volunteer workers. The Voice of Hind Rajab stands alongside brave and insightful features about the Palestinian condition released in the US this year, such as Iranian-French filmmaker Sepideh Farsi's Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk, about photojournalist Fatma Hassouna;"
Kaouther Ben Hania's The Voice of Hind Rajab centers on a six-year-old Palestinian girl, Hind, who called the Red Crescent emergency center in Ramallah in January 2024 begging for help as a tank fired on her family's car. Ben Hania obtained permission from Hind's mother and secured rights to the 70 minutes of audio from that day. The film plays Hind's actual voice across a black screen while visually recreating the events from the perspective of Red Crescent volunteer workers. The film intentionally blurs fiction and reality and is positioned alongside recent US releases addressing the Palestinian condition. The film is Tunisia's Academy Awards submission and will open in US theaters on December 17 via Willa.
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