Gaza war docudrama The Voice of Hind Rajab nominated for Academy Award

The film draws on real audio from the five-year-old’s call with emergency services as her family came under Israeli fire.

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A haunting docudrama about Israel’s killing of five-year-old Palestinian girl Hind Rajab during its genocidal war on Gaza has been nominated for an Academy Award.

The Voice of Hind Rajab, by French-Tunisian director Kaouther Ben Hania, was shortlisted for the Oscar for Best International Feature Film on Thursday.

Gaza war docudrama The Voice of Hind Rajab nominated for Academy Award

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