The film follows the Red Crescent response to the killing of Hind Rajab, a six-year-old Palestinian girl, by the Israel Defense Forces during the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip.
Directed by Tunisian filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania, The Voice of Hind Rajab, a film inspired by the final moments of a six-year-old Palestinian girl killed by the Israeli army, has been nominated in the Best Film Not in the English Language category at the 2026 BAFTA Awards.
Supported by Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Fund, the film recounts the story of Hind Rajab, who was attempting to flee Gaza City with six family members last year when their vehicle came under fire during Israeli military operations.
Following the announcement of the nomination, the Red Sea Film Foundation shared its reaction on Instagram, expressing pride in the film’s recognition. The foundation said the nomination highlights the strength of the film’s creative vision and the dedication of the team behind it, adding that it was honoured to have supported the project and to see it recognised among the year’s leading international films.
The Voice of Hind Rajab, supported by the Red Sea Film Fund, tells the devastating true story of Hind Rajab Hamada, who was attempting to flee Gaza City with six family members when their vehicle came under Israeli military fire. Hind was the sole survivor initially, but she was later killed, while recordings of her desperate calls to the Red Crescent drew widespread international attention and outrage.
The project brought together a high-profile group of international backers, with Joaquin Phoenix and Brad Pitt serving as executive producers alongside Oscar-winning filmmakers Jonathan Glazer and Alfonso Cuarón.
Shot in Tunisia, the film stars Amer Hlehel, Clara Khoury, Motaz Malhees and Saja Kilani. International sales are handled by Paris-based The Party Film Sales, with North American rights co-represented by CAA Media Finance, while MAD Distribution oversees theatrical and cultural rights in the Arab world.
The Voice of Hind Rajab is produced by Tanit Films and Mime Films, RaeFilm Studios and JW Films Production, in collaboration with the Palestinian Red Crescent.
The Voice of Hind Rajab is joined in the same BAFTA category by It Was Just an Accident, directed by Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi. The Cannes Palme d’Or-winning political thriller centres on a former prisoner who abducts the man he believes tortured him, triggering a moral struggle among fellow dissidents over whether to pursue revenge or choose forgiveness.
The nominations place both films among the most prominent non-English-language works recognised by BAFTA this year, underscoring the continued global attention on politically and socially charged storytelling.
