Director of ‘The Voice of Hind Rajab’ tells Venice that Gaza film gives ‘voice’ to victims

VENICE: The director of a new film about a five-year-old girl killed by Israeli forces in Gaza told the Venice Film Festival Wednesday she wanted to give “a voice and a face” to victims.

“We’ve seen that the narrative all around the world is that those dying in Gaza are collateral damage, in the media, and I think this is so dehumanizing,” Franco-Tunisian director Kaouther Ben Hania told journalists ahead of the world premiere of “The Voice of Hind Rajab.”

“And that’s why cinema, art, and every kind of expression is very important to give those people a voice and a face.”

"The Voice of Hind Rajab" director Kaouther Ben Hania on Brad Pitt and Joaquin Phoenix joining the Gaza drama as producers:

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