"The voice of Hind Rajab" has won the Audience Award
Tunisian director Kaouther Ben Hania has been awarded the award for sustainability and solidarity at the San Sebastian Film Festival.
Part of the film team "The voice of Hind Rajab" during the demonstration against genocide at the San Sebastian Film Festival in Gaza.
The voice of Hind Rajab has won the Donostia City Public Award inthe 73rd edition of the San Sebastian Film Festival.
The film by Tunisian director KaoutherBen Hania gets 9.52 pointsout of 10 in a very high rating vote.
The voice of Hind Rajab recreates theconversations of a six-year-old girl with Red Moon volunteers who wanted to save her life while she was in a car with family bodies.
Within the Pearls section, the most outstanding works of other festivals are shown, with fifteen other films competing for the award.
The San Sebastian City Public Award awards the film that best reflects the values of sustainability and solidarity of theUnited Nationsand the Basque Country.
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