Part of Contemporary Arab Cinema

Directed by Kaouther Ben Hania (2025)

With Saja Kilani, Motaz Malhees, Amer Hlehel, Clara Khoury

Calling for help from inside a car under heavy Israeli military fire in Gaza, Hind Rajab, a 5-year-old Palestinian girl, reached countless listeners around the world after recordings of her desperate pleas were released online. This new film, made by Academy Award nominee Kaouther Ben Hania (Four Daughters) in collaboration with Hind’s family and the Palestine Red Crescent Society, combines archival audio with dramatic recreations of the emergency workers at the call center as they try to dispatch rescuers. Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the 2025 Venice Film Festival, this powerful film compels us to face this tragedy with open eyes.

With a video introduction from filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania