The film "Hind Rajab's Voice" is preparing for screening in 167 cinemas across the Arab world

Cinemas are preparing to welcome the film "Hind Rajab's Voice" by the Tunisian director Kaouther Ben Hania, as part of the "Sinamad" initiative dedicated to screening films participating in international festivals and forums in cinema halls.

The film is scheduled to be shown in about "167 cinemas" in various parts of the Arab world, including "22 cinemas in Egypt", "51 in Saudi Arabia", "37 in the UAE", "12 in Qatar", "12 in Iraq", "9 in Oman", "8 in Kuwait", "9 in Bahrain", "6 in Jordan", in addition to "one cinema in Syria".

The film, which won the "Silver Lion" award from the Venice Film Festival 2025, was recently screened in Ankara under the patronage of the Presidency, according to a statement issued by the Turkish Ministry of Culture, where the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan received members of the family of the martyred child Hind Rajab, who was killed by the Israeli occupation army

The wife of the Turkish President, Mrs. Emine Erdoğan, interacted with the film and wrote on her account on the "X" platform that the work "awakens consciences and keeps memory alive", noting that she watched its screening "with a lump in the throat".

She said that the voice of the Palestinian child Hind Rajab (6 years old), who was brutally snatched from life in Gaza, was like a "cry for help heard by the whole world but no one responded to it".

The wife of the Turkish President praised the film, considering it "did not allow that cry to fade into darkness", praying for the soul of the child Hind and all Palestinian martyrs, and expressing hope that the "unfinished story of Hind" will continue to awaken the world, congratulating the team and those responsible for producing the film.

The American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Oscar) has announced the inclusion of the film "Hind Rajab's Voice" in the shortlist for the 98th edition of the Oscar Awards, where it competes in the Best International Film category dedicated to works produced outside the United States, alongside three other Arab films: "What's Left of You" by director Sherine Dabbas, "Palestine 36" by director Annemarie Jacir, and "The President's Cake" by Iraqi director Hassan Hadi.

This nomination is the third in five years for a film directed by Kaouther Ben Hania to enter the Oscar race, after the films "The Man Who Sold His Skin" and "Four Daughters".

Ben Hania expressed her happiness at the film's entry into the shortlist, through a post on her Facebook page, saying that the nomination represents a moment of pride and gratitude for everyone who believed in the film and contributed to its support, and considered it the beginning of a new journey.

The film "Hind Rajab's Voice" tells the story of the killing of the Palestinian child Hind Rajab (5 years old) in the Gaza Strip during the Israeli war on the sector. The film witnessed its world premiere within the official competition of the Venice Film Festival 2025, where it won the Silver Lion award.