Venice audience left in tears during film about Gaza genocide victim Hind Rajab

A film about a five-year-old Palestinian girl killed by Israeli soldiers received a 23 minute standing ovation at the Venice Film Festival on Wednesday.

Directed by Tunisian filmmaker  Kaouther Ben Hania, The Voice of Hind Rajab,  left much of the audience and cast in tears after the screening.

Members of the audience also broke out into chants of "free Palestine" after the screening had concluded.

The docudrama, which was showing during the 82nd iteration of the festival,  tells the story of a Palestinian girl who fled Gaza City with six of her family members in January 2024 when their vehicle was shelled by Israeli tanks.

Her uncle, aunt, and three cousins all died in the attack.

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