The Voice of Hind Rajab review: A child’s voice in a world that stopped listening The Voice of Hind Rajab (Arabic) Newslaundry · Jun 23
The Voice of Hind Rajab: Tunisian director’s devastating film about Palestine is up for an Oscar The Voice of Hind Rajab made an immediate impact when it premiered at the Venice Film Festival in 2025, receiving a 23-minute standing ovation and seven awards. More were to follow as it played at festivals around the world. The Conversation · Mar 12
Reality winners: the rise and rise of the ‘verbatim’ movie From Kaouther Ben Hania’s reconstruction of the killing of a five-year-old Gazan girl in The Voice of Hind Rajab to Ira Sachs use of a taped interview in Peter Hujar’s Day, real-life dialogue is being turned into drama The Guardian - UK · Jan 30
Dozens of artists call for end to Israel’s ‘systematic attacks’ on Gaza hospitals Actors, doctors and human rights leaders sign letter calling for restoration of medical care to ‘collapsed’ system The Guardian - US · Jan 12
‘It felt like she was asking me to save her’: the film based on a five-year-old Palestinian girl’s dying pleas The Voice of Hind Rajab has stunned audiences with its use of the real-life audio of a girl’s call for help after her family’s car was attacked by an Israeli tank in Gaza. Its director explains why she had to tell Hind’s tragic story The Guardian - UK · Jan 7
'The Voice of Hind Rajab': Blending documentary and fiction to portray the war in Gaza How can filmmakers tell the horrors of the war in Gaza without distorting reality? With 'The Voice of Hind Rajab', director Kaouther Ben Hania offers an answer, halfway between documentary and fiction. Euronews · Dec 5, 2025
How the last words of a little girl in Gaza became an award-winning film Tunisian filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania's The Voice of Hind Rajab is based on a recording of a six-year-old girl trapped under fire in Gaza, calling the Palestinian Red Crescent for help. RFI spoke to the director about why it was so important to her to make this film, which was… Radio France Internationale · Nov 29, 2025
The Voice of Hind Rajab was better than the film which won Venice. But that result wasn’t a cop-out Many felt Kaouther Ben Hania’s Gaza docufiction was robbed when Jim Jarmusch’s latest took the top prize. Yet accusations of moral cowardice on the part of the jury are naive and unfair The Guardian - UK · Sep 7, 2025
Gaza war film The Voice of Hind Rajab wins 2nd prize at Venice festival Director Ben Hania pays tribute to slain five-year old Palestinian girl, calls for accountability for Israeli killings. Al Jazeera · Sep 7, 2025
Gaza Film At Venice Targeted By Hate Campaign, Director Says At its premiere, a powerful new Gaza film at the Venice Film Festival sparked 23 minutes of sustained applause. International Business Times · Sep 5, 2025
The Voice of Hind Rajab review – provocative docufiction is fierce, urgent and heart-shattering In an audacious move, director Kaouther Ben Hania reconstructs the killing of the five-year-old in Gaza using her real voice as she is bombarded by the Israeli army The Guardian - UK · Sep 4, 2025
Filmmakers of 'Voice of Hind Rajab' condemn 'dehumanisation' in Gaza At the Venice Film Festival on Wednesday, the filmmakers and cast of Kaouther Ben Hania’s 'The Voice of Hind Rajab' made an emotional appeal to end the violence in Gaza, earning a standing ovation as they entered. Euronews · Sep 4, 2025
Harrowing Docu-drama Gives 'Voice' To Gaza Victims At Venice Festival A gut-wrenching film premiering at the Venice Film Festival Wednesday about a five-year-old girl killed by Israeli forces in Gaza last year gives a "voice" to Palestinian victims of the war, its director said. International Business Times · Sep 3, 2025
In the shattering ‘The Voice of Hind Rajab,’ the story of a 6-year-old killed in Gaza Tunisian filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania's” The Voice of Hind Rajab” is debuting at the Venice Film Festival Wednesday The Independent UK · Sep 3, 2025
Top News · Feb 20, 2024 Director Kaouther Ben Hania's Profound Exploration Of Family Dynamics Explore the unique storytelling of 'Four Daughters,' a film blurring reality and fiction to portray a Tunisian family's struggles authentically.
The Guardian - US · Jan 10, 2024 ‘A very emotional shoot’: behind Four Daughters, an unusual, Oscar-tipped film Tunisian director Kaouther Ben Hania crafts a unique docudrama look at a family torn apart when two daughters leave to join the Islamic State
Salon · Oct 27, 2023 When your kids are radicalized by ISIS Tunisia's Oscar submission is a cathartic meta-film that collaborates with a family whose daughters joined ISIS
France 24 · May 21, 2023 Cannes movie explores roots of Sudan bloodshed, making festival history Tunisia’s Kaouther Ben Hania joined early frontrunners for the Palme d’Or in Cannes with her haunting “Four Daughters”, about the decision by a group of teenage girls to join the jihad in Syria. Meanwhile, Africa’s “Cannes moment” continued with the timely screening of Sudanese drama “Goodbye Julia”, whose director spoke…
France 24 · May 17, 2023 Africa’s ‘Cannes moment’ opens with tribute to Malian great Souleymane Cissé The record number of African films at the 76th Cannes Film Festival has fuelled talk of a moviemaking revival on the continent, powered by a new generation of female directors. Fittingly, this year’s Carrosse d’Or award, part of the Directors Fortnight strand, went to Mali’s Souleymane Cissé, the veteran director…
France 24 · May 16, 2023 Indy, Scorsese and an African revival: What to expect from Cannes 2023 The Cannes Film Festival is poised to launch a blockbuster 76th edition on Tuesday stacked with celebrated auteurs and Hollywood star power, confident that it has weathered the Covid pandemic and upheld its status as the guardian of the big screen. In a belated and welcome sign of change, this…