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The Voice of Hind Rajab

Original title: Sawt Hind Rajab
  • 2025
  • 1h 29m
IMDb RATING
8.6/10
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The Voice of Hind Rajab (2025)
Red Crescent volunteers receive an emergency call. A 6-year old girl is trapped in a car under IDF fire in Gaza, pleading for rescue. While trying to keep her on the line, they do everything they can to get an ambulance to her.
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Red Crescent volunteers receive an emergency call. A 6-year old girl is trapped in a car under IDF fire in Gaza, pleading for rescue. While trying to keep her on the line, they do everything... Read allRed Crescent volunteers receive an emergency call. A 6-year old girl is trapped in a car under IDF fire in Gaza, pleading for rescue. While trying to keep her on the line, they do everything they can to get an ambulance to her.Red Crescent volunteers receive an emergency call. A 6-year old girl is trapped in a car under IDF fire in Gaza, pleading for rescue. While trying to keep her on the line, they do everything they can to get an ambulance to her.

  • Director
    • Kaouther Ben Hania
  • Writer
    • Kaouther Ben Hania
  • Stars
    • Saja Kilani
    • Motaz Malhees
    • Clara Khoury
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.6/10
    3.4K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,577
    531
    • Director
      • Kaouther Ben Hania
    • Writer
      • Kaouther Ben Hania
    • Stars
      • Saja Kilani
      • Motaz Malhees
      • Clara Khoury
    • 31User reviews
    • 44Critic reviews
    • 85Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 14 wins & 7 nominations total

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    Saja Kilani
    Saja Kilani
    • Rana Hassan Faqih
    Motaz Malhees
    Motaz Malhees
    • Omar A. Alqam
    Clara Khoury
    Clara Khoury
    • Nisreen Jeries Qawas
    Amer Hlehel
    Amer Hlehel
    • Mahdi M. Aljamal
    • Director
      • Kaouther Ben Hania
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      • Kaouther Ben Hania
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    10HouYadda

    Maybe the most anticipated movie of 2025

    This might be the most anticipated movie of 2025. Kaouther Ben Hania has shown great potential for conveying emotion through her work and giving voice to the voiceless. Art should be used for such humane causes, defending the most basic human rights. On the same events, Macklemore released two songs last year.
    10AbdulM-314

    A Bold and Respectful Masterpiece

    This film blends reality and drama in a very bold way. Using real recorded audio as its foundation, it builds a tense, emotional story about a young girl in crisis and the people trying to help her. Most of the action unfolds within a call center, where responders struggle with bureaucracy, communication barriers, and the limits of what they can do.

    Why It Works

    Emotional Force: The film is deeply moving, built around the unshakable presence of a child's voice.

    Unique Style: Instead of relying on graphic images, it uses sound and restrained drama to create intensity.

    Critical Praise: At Venice, it received a record-breaking standing ovation and strong reviews for its urgency, authenticity, and the performances anchoring the story.

    Moral Weight: Many critics admire its restraint-choosing respect and empathy over sensationalism.

    What to Expect

    This is not a light or comfortable film. It's designed to immerse you in a tense, emotional situation and to make you think about larger issues of humanity, responsibility, and systems that fail people in need.

    In Summary

    The Voice of Hind Rajab is powerful, haunting, and thought-provoking. It's less about traditional plot twists and more about immersing the audience in an unforgettable human moment. For many, it feels like one of the most urgent films of the year.
    10jaleelas-9

    Oh My God

    100% did not expect it to be This Good I mean the way the centered the cenario to how they create it and translate it into deep raw emotions.

    You can see and imagine yourself in every scene and in every character I am in owe for everyone who contributed to the making of this movie and make it possible for the world to see a glimpse into the palestininan kids reality.
    10O7-62

    The best of the best.

    Never seen a movie that touched my heart like this one! The story of Hind Rajab is not just a film, it's a painful reminder of the innocent lives lost. Watching her story unfold broke me - a child with dreams, laughter, and a future, taken away far too soon. The movie gives a voice to Hind when she no longer can speak, and it forces us to look at the human cost behind the headlines. It's heartbreaking, powerful, and necessary. This isn't just cinema, it's truth that the world should never ignore.
    10USAS-82

    History Will Remember Us as Monsters

    Kaouther Ben Hania's The Voice of Hind Rajab is devastating because it refuses to look away. Reconstructing the real emergency calls from a 6-year-old trapped under Israeli fire in Gaza, the film captures the terror of a child pleading for rescue while adults fail her. It's not "politics," it's accountability: collective punishment, siege tactics that starve civilians, and strikes that kill women and children are clear violations of international humanitarian law. The movie never sensationalizes; it lets Hind's voice, and the chilling silence that follows, speak for itself. This is essential cinema-an act of remembrance and a demand for justice. If you believe films can confront crimes and save lives by forcing truth into the light, watch this and add your voice to Hind's.

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    Related interests

    Ahmed Marei and Shafik Nour El Din in The Mummy (1969)
    Arabic
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      Hind Rajab doesn't appear in the film, only the recording of her real phone call to the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (Palestine's emergency service) is featured in it. Director Kaouther Ben Hania said she decided not to have an actress portraying Rajab out of respect. She also had the support of Rajab's mother to make the film.

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    • Release date
      • September 17, 2025 (Tunisia)
    • Countries of origin
      • Tunisia
      • France
      • United States
      • United Kingdom
      • Italy
      • Saudi Arabia
      • Cyprus
    • Languages
      • Arabic
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Sawt Hind Rajab
    • Production companies
      • Mime Films
      • Tanit Films
      • JW Films
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,473,592
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 29m(89 min)
    • Color
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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