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Saja Kilani poses for photographers at the photo call for the film 'The Voice of Hind Rajab' during the 82nd Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025.

Video. Filmmakers of 'Voice of Hind Rajab' condemn 'dehumanisation' in Gaza

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At the Venice Film Festival on Wednesday, the filmmakers and cast of Kaouther Ben Hania’s 'The Voice of Hind Rajab' made an emotional appeal to end the violence in Gaza, earning a standing ovation as they entered.

Speaking on behalf of the team, actor Saja Kilani asked: “Isn't it enough? Enough of the mass killing, the starvation, the dehumanisation, the destruction, the ongoing occupation?” She urged peace “not tomorrow, not someday, now.”

The film, written and directed by Ben Hania, recounts the story of five-year-old Hind Rajab, killed alongside relatives in Gaza in 2024. Produced with the support of Brad Pitt, Joaquin Phoenix and Alfonso Cuarón, the drama premieres in competition for the Golden Lion.

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