The Voice of Hind Rajab. Produced by Nadim Cheikhrouha, Odessa Rae, and James Wilson; directed by Kaouther Ben Hania. In Arabic. 2025; color; 89 minutes. A Mime Films and Tanit Films production, distributed by Jour2Fête

Authors

• Amahl Bishara, Tufts UniversityFollow

Document Type

Review

Abstract

Anthropologist Amahl Bishara reviews the film The Voice of Hind Rajab, which was nominated for Best International Feature Film at the 98th Academy Awards. The docudrama tells the true story of a young Palestinian child whose family car is attacked by Israeli soldiers while the family attempts to evacuate from their town in northern Gaza. Trapped in the car with her five deceased loved ones, little Hind is the object of an attempted—and eventually failed--rescue by the Red Crescent Society. Using real footage, The Voice of Hind Rajab tells not the story of one child’s final hours but of the technical, ethical, and political challenges of saving civilian lives amid a genocide.

Recommended Citation

Bishara, Amahl (2026) "The Voice of Hind Rajab. Produced by Nadim Cheikhrouha, Odessa Rae, and James Wilson; directed by Kaouther Ben Hania. In Arabic. 2025; color; 89 minutes. A Mime Films and Tanit Films production, distributed by Jour2Fête," Journal of Hate Studies: Vol. 19: Iss. 1, Article 26.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.64749/2169-7442.1286
Available at: https://repository.gonzaga.edu/jhs/vol19/iss1/26

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