"Accepting the Most Valuable Film prize at the Cinema for Peace Awards for her project The Voice of Hind Rajab, Ben Hania stated that the killing of the five-year-old Palestinian girl by the Israeli army was not an exception, but part of a systematic genocide. Peace is not a perfume sprayed over violence so power can feel refined, and can feel comfortable, Ben Hania told the audience. If we speak about peace, we must speak about justice. Justice means accountability."
"The director stressed that the Israeli military killed Rajab, her family and the two paramedics sent to rescue her, with the complicity of the world's most powerful governments and institutions. Ben Hania's public stand serves as the climax of mounting internal dissent at the Berlinale. Her speech directly aligns with an open letter published in Variety, signed by 81 prominent film professionals, including actors Javier Bardem, Tilda Swinton and Brian Cox, alongside directors Mike Leigh and Adam McKay."
Tunisian filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania left her trophy on the stage at the Berlin International Film Festival to protest international political cover for Israel's war in Gaza. She declined the Most Valuable Film prize at the Cinema for Peace Awards for her project The Voice of Hind Rajab. Ben Hania said the killing of a five-year-old Palestinian girl by the Israeli army is part of a systematic genocide and called for justice and accountability. She accused powerful governments and institutions of complicity in the killings. Her action aligned with an open letter from 81 film professionals criticizing the festival's silence and alleged anti-Palestinian racism.
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