When the lights came back on at the Venice screenings of Kaouther Ben Hania’s latest film, The Voice of Hind Rajab, the audience seemed suspended in silence—before erupting into an extended, heartfelt ovation. For ninety minutes, no one stirred, no one whispered, not even a cough disturbed the darkness. Instead, tears fell quietly, building to a tidal wave of emotion that finally broke into applause. This was not a casual response, but a collective reckoning with a story that pierces the conscience. At its core is the haunting voice of…
Kaouther Ben Hania’s The Voice of Hind Rajab: A Cry That Moved Venice
