Sinopsis
January 29, 2024. Red Crescent volunteers receive an emergency call. A six-year-old girl is trapped in a car under fire in Gaza, pleading to be rescued. As they try to keep her on the line, they do everything they can to send her an ambulance. Her name is Hind Rajab.
Tunisian director, screenwriter, and editor Kaouther Ben Hania is one of the Arab filmmakers with the greatest international recognition. She began by making short films and documentaries before directing Challat of Tunis (2013). Her notable works include Beauty and the Dogs (2017), The Man Who Sold His Skin (2020), which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film, and Four Daughters (2023), winner of the Golden Eye at Cannes and nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. In 2025, she released The Voice of Hind Rajab, which continues her exploration of violence, memory, and contemporary conflicts.
With the collaboration of Lazona Pictures.
Saturday, Nov. 7th, 7:00 p.m.
Cinemateca Pedro Zerolo
Free admission until full capacity is reached
Presentation and round table discussion with the director Cecilia Gessa.
Year of Production: 2025
Time: 89’
Country: Tunisia, France
Language: Arab. Original version with Spanish subtitles
Director: Kaouther Ben Hania
Cast: Motaz Malhees, Saja Kilani, Amer Hlehel
Production: Nadim Cheikhrouha, Odessa Rae, James Wilson, Baptiste Leroy
Script: Kaouther Ben Hania
Director of Photography: Juan Sarmiento G.
Production Companies: Mime Films, Tanit Films
International Sales: The Party Film Sales
Distribution: Lazona Pictures, Caramel Films
Grand Jury Prize in Venice, Jury Prize in Chicago, Best Film in Ghent and Hamptons, San Sebastián City Award, and Special Award from the Spanish Actors’ Union
