Archive · 19 Aug 2025
Kaouther Ben Hania's Gaza Drama 'The Voice of Hind Rajab' Sold
A new movie called 'The Voice of Hind Rajab' is coming out, based on a sad story from Gaza.
It's about a little girl named Hind who was killed in a car during a conflict in January 2024.
The movie has been sold to many countries and will be shown at film festivals in Venice and Toronto.
The movie tries to recreate what happened and focuses on Hind's story, the voices of the people involved and the emotions of the events.
It aims to show how a child's call for help went unanswered, and how that affects everyone.
Kaouther Ben Hania's 'The Voice of Hind Rajab,' about a Gaza incident, has been sold to numerous territories.
The film reconstructs events surrounding the death of six-year-old Hind Rajab and others in Gaza in January 2024.
The film will premiere at the Venice Film Festival and Toronto International Film Festival.
Investigations suggest Israeli tanks were present in the area where the family was killed.
The film focuses on the emotional impact and the universal themes of grief and inaction.
- Who
- The film is directed by Kaouther Ben Hania and reconstructs the events surrounding the killing of Hind Rajab and others.
- What
- The film 'The Voice of Hind Rajab', about the death of Hind Rajab in Gaza, has been sold to multiple territories.
- When
- The film is premiering in September 2024 at the Venice Film Festival and later at the Toronto International Film Festival.
- Where
- The events depicted in the film took place in Gaza, and the film was shot in Tunisia.
- Why
- The film aims to preserve the memory of the events and to explore themes of grief and inaction.
Differing accounts of the events
Official statements
Responsibility for the events
Differing accounts of the events
The film reconstructs the events surrounding the death of Hind Rajab and others after their car was under fire.
Official statements
Israeli claimed it did not have troops in the area where Hind and her family were killed.
- Director
- Kaouther Ben Hania
- Film Title
- The Voice of Hind Rajab
- Subject
- Killing of Hind Rajab
- Setting
- Gaza Strip
- Premiere
- Venice Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival
- Production Companies
- Mime Films, Tanit Films, RaeFilm Studios, Jw Films Production
- Lead Actors
- Saja Kilani, Motaz Malhees, Clara Khoury, Amer Hlehel