7 months ago
The Voice of Hind Rajab: Drama-Doc Hybrid
Hind Rajab was a 5-year-old girl who died in Gaza City in February 2024.
She was in a car with her family when it was shelled by the Israeli army.
Only Hind and her teenage cousin survived the initial attack.
Her cousin called the Red Crescent for help but was killed while on the call.
Paramedics tried to save Hind but were unsuccessful.
A film about Hind's story uses her actual voice in a drama-doc hybrid format.
The film is set in an emergency call centre in Ramallah, where call handlers try to help people in need.
The film is described as 'wrenching' and 'shattering' and is sure to draw tears from many viewers.
The director, Kaouther Ben Hania, has created a 'sobering chamber piece' that transcends shock value.
Hind Rajab, a 5-year-old Palestinian girl, died in Gaza City in February 2024 after her car was shelled by the Israeli army.
Only Hind and her teenage cousin survived the initial attack, but her cousin was killed while calling for help.
Paramedics tried to save Hind but were unsuccessful, with two paramedics dying in the attempt.
A film about Hind's story uses her actual voice in a drama-doc hybrid format, set in an emergency call centre in Ramallah.
The film is described as 'wrenching' and 'shattering' and is sure to draw tears from many viewers, conveying the pain of wanting to change a situation which is agonisingly out of your hands.
- Who
- Hind Rajab, a 5-year-old Palestinian girl
- What
- A drama-doc hybrid film about Hind Rajab's tragic death
- Where
- Gaza City and Ramallah
- When
- February 2024
- Why
- To convey the pain of wanting to change a situation which is agonisingly out of your hands
Key facts
- Victim
- Hind Rajab
- Age
- 5 years old
- Location
- Gaza City
- Date of Incident
- February 2024
- Film Director
- Kaouther Ben Hania
- Film Setting
- Emergency call centre in Ramallah
- Film Type
- Drama-doc hybrid
Quotes
Robbie Collin
Writer for The Telegraph
“I dreaded watching this film”
theweek.com
“director Kaouther Ben Hania has created an ardent, sobering chamber piece”
theweek.com
Nicholas Barber
Writer for BBC Culture
“we have the stomach-churning illusion that she can still be saved, even though we know that’s impossible”
theweek.com
“What the film conveys particularly powerfully is the pain of wanting to change a situation which is agonisingly out of your hands”
theweek.com
Ben Kenigsberg
Writer for The New York Times
“she quickly became one of the most visible victims of Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza”
theweek.com
