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Gaza war film 'The Voice of Hind Rajab' wins second prize at Venice

A film that left audiences sobbing at its premiere, "The Voice of Hind Rajab," has gone on to win one of the top prizes at the Venice Film Festival. The gut-wrenching film about a young victim of the Gaza war was awarded the Silver Lion on Saturday.

Published September 06,2025
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"The Voice of Hind Rajab", a gut-wrenching Gaza film that left audiences sobbing at its premiere, won the Silver Lion grand jury prize at the Venice Film Festival on Saturday.

The movie, from French-Tunisian director Kaouther Ben Hania, is about the real-life killing of five-year-old Palestinian girl Hind Rajab by Israeli forces while her family was trying to evacuate from Gaza.