A dramatised depiction of a true event using real voice recordings. When an emergency call is received at the Red Crescent headquarters, the phoneline volunteers must send out an urgent alert through an infuriating pathway of bureaucratic hurdles in order to organise a rescue.

A child is trapped by a highly dangerous situation in Gaza but protocol must be followed if the rescue services are to reach her. Emotions build and time is of the essence. The on-screen activity is all contained within the volunteers’ office while they navigate the logistics of a vital rescue, consequently we can sense their heightening desperation. But control is not in their hands.

This is powerful cinema at its utmost affecting, in which what we hear and learn can impact even more than visual depiction.

The innocents caught up in the mayhem of war and oppression reach out to the ears and hearts of people around the world, but often go unheard. Steel yourself for this visceral experience and listen to the real voice of Hind Rajab.

Tunisia/France 2025
Director: Kaouther Ben Hania
Cast: Sajar Kilani, Motaz Malhees
Language: Arabic (subtitled)

Note: contains content which may distress

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