DUBAI: Hollywood stars Brad Pitt, Joaquin Phoenix and Rooney Mara have joined Tunisian filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania’s Gaza-set drama “The Voice of Hind Rajab” as executive producers, boosting the film’s visibility ahead of its Venice Film Festival debut.
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They are joined by “The Zone of Interest” director Jonathan Glazer and “Roma” filmmaker Alfonso Cuaron, while several high-profile companies, including Britain’s Film4 and Saudi Arabia’s MBC Studios, are also backing the project.
The film will premiere in competition at Venice on Sept. 3 before traveling to the Toronto International Film Festival for its North American debut.
The film, “The Voice of Hind Rajab,” reconstructs the tragic events of January 2024, when 6-year-old Hind Rajab was killed by the Israeli military, along with several relatives, while fleeing Gaza City in a car.
