The voices on the phone are real.
January 29, 2024. Red Crescent volunteers receive an emergency call. A five-year old girl is trapped in a car under 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. Her name was Hind Rajab.
Director: Kaouther Ben Hania
Writers: Kaouther Ben Hania
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FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ movieswetextedabout.com/the-voice-of-hind-rajab-movie-review-an-essential-uncomfortable-document-of-our-era/ "The Voice of Hind Rajab transcends the barrier of cinema to establish itself as an essential, uncomfortable document of our era. By mergi…
Some movies entertain. Some movies enlighten. And some movies haunt you to the core in ways that are difficult to put into words. That description is most aptly applied to the latest offering from writer-director Kaouther Ben Hania, a fact-based dramatization that skillfully, sen…
Using actors complemented by some original audio from the digital recordings of a young girl who is trapped in the wreckage of car on the outskirts of Gaza, this tautly tells the tale of the attempt to rescue her. The volunteer controllers are in Ramallah, but they have ambulance…
