Docudrama gives ‘voice’ to Gaza victims at Venice

Rajab’s Red Crescent call from wreck sparked brief, but widespread outrage

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A gut-wrenching film premiering at the Venice Film Festival yesterday 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.

The Voice of Hind Rajab shook audiences in its first press screenings in Venice yesterday, leaving some critics in tears over the dramatic portrayal of real events from January 2024.

“We see that the narrative all around world is that those dying in Gaza are collateral damage, in the media,” Franco-Tunisian director Kaouther Ben Hania told reporters.

“I think this is so dehumanising, and that’s why cinema, art and every kind of expression is very important to give those people a voice and face.”