“I thought it would devastate me. It did the opposite. It is a film that everybody that is human should see.” – Kathryn Grody
January 29, 2024. Palestinian Red Crescent Society volunteers receive an emergency call. In Gaza, a 5-year-old girl is trapped in a car under fire from IDF tanks, pleading for rescue. While trying to keep her on the line, they do everything they can to get an ambulance to her.
Her name was Hind Rajab.
The film uses real recordings by the Red Crescent from the day humanitarian workers desperately tried to save Hind. The result is a powerful, unflinching, truthful retelling of events, as writer and director Kaouther Ben Hania invites us to watch and to bear witness to Hind’s death.
The Voice of Hind Rajab premiered in September 2025 at the Venice Film Festival, with executive producers including Brad Pitt, Joaquin Phoenix and Rooney Mara in attendance. The screening made history, receiving a 23-minute ovation.
The film went on to win the Grand Jury Prize at Venice, followed by a blistering run at international film festivals and award shows, culminating in Golden Globe and Oscar nominations for Best International Film.
Western Isles’ Amnesty International group and Western Isles for Palestine invite you to join us for this screening. Whatever your beliefs or political views, join us to honour the voice of a little girl – and all the other children forever silenced by violence.
Directed by: Kaouther Ben Hania