"The docu-drama, which recounts the final plea of a six-year-old Gaza girl, receives the longest standing ovation in the festival's history. With tears and chants of Free, Free Palestine and the waving of Palestinian flags, the true-life drama, The Voice of Hind Rajab, recounting the final plea of a six-year-old Gaza girl who was brutally killed by the Israeli forces in Gaza City last year, received a more than 23-minute standing ovation at its premiere at the iconic Venice Film Festival."
"In original recordings taken from the attack on January 29, 2024, Rajab is heard sobbing and telling the Red Crescent Society, Please come to me, please come. I'm scared, while bullets were fired in the background. After a three-hour wait, rescuers were allowed, by the Israeli military, to dispatch an ambulance to the car where Rajab spoke from. However, contact with the girl was cut off just after the ambulance arrived."
"Director of the docu-drama, Franco-Tunisian Kaouther Ben Hania, told reporters in advance of the screening that the narrative from the media of those dying in Gaza was that of collateral damage. And 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, Ben Hania said."
The Voice of Hind Rajab premiered at the Venice Film Festival and received over 23 minutes of standing ovation amid tears, chants of "Free, Free Palestine" and waving Palestinian flags. The docu-drama uses original Palestinian Red Crescent Society recordings of six-year-old Hind Rajab sobbing pleas while trapped in a car where her aunt, uncle and three cousins were killed by Israeli fire. Rescuers waited about three hours before Israeli forces allowed an ambulance; contact with the girl ceased shortly after arrival. Days later Rajab, her relatives and two ambulance workers were found dead. The director emphasized the need to give victims a voice and face.
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