PRIVATE PRE-SCREENING JANUARY 29, 2026
PUBLIC OPENING JANUARY 30, 2026
Hind was a 5-year-old Gazan who became trapped in car under fire in January of 2024. She made a call to Red Crescent volunteers pleading for rescue. Academy Award-nominated Writer-Director Kaouther Ben Hania uses Hind’s actual voice from the call to document the events that unfolded.
The resulting film enactment received the longest (23 min) standing ovation of all time at the Venice Film Festival debut, where it also won the Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize. It is listed as 2025’s top 10 movies by both the 2025 Toronto Film Festival and NPR News. It has been nominated for a Golden Globe in the category Best Motion Picture, Non-English, as well as for Best Film at the Europe Film Awards. Additional reviews by the film critic community are included below, as is a link to the trailer.
Directed by:
Kaouther Ben Hania
Producers:
Nadim CheikhrouhaOdessa Rae
Jim Wilson
Executive Producer
Elizabeth WoodwardStarring:
Saja Kilani
Motaz Malhees
Amer Hlehel
Clara Khoury
Motaz Malhees
Amer Hlehel
Clara Khoury
Distributed by:
Willa Productions
Runtime:
1h 29min
“… not a film about either side of the humanitarian disaster unfolding in Gaza but in the moral no man’s land in between… This vital movie is not about the how or the when, it is all about the why.”
– Deadline
Trailer
Critical acclaim
“This isn’t just a film you’ll keep thinking about, it’s one you’ll live with —and that’s what makes it an astounding cinematic achievement.”
– VOGUE Magazine
“… formally extraordinary, superbly acted, beautifully shot, and shaped and edited with rare urgency.”
– Little White Lies
“No other film this year will get more people talking, or more people crying.”
– BBC
“The movie doesn’t try to simplify the conflict or the ongoing destruction of the region. It simply boils everything down to a single case study in rage, sorrow and unfathomable tragedy, and asks: Why? Why did this have to happen?”
– Rolling Stone
“It’s a powerful representation of the humanity that is being lost during this time… It’s emotionally effective, incredibly moving and haunting…”
– Next Best Picture
“As the ovation surpassed 20 minutes, and in a clear effort to get the room to disperse, the lights were dimmed in the theatre. The clapping continued.”
– VARIETY
“The most vital film of the decade.”
– GQ Magazine