Hollywood's Heavy Hitters Rally Behind 'The Voice of Hind Rajab'

In what some might call a powerful show of solidarity amid the ongoing Gaza war, a roster of Hollywood A-listers has thrown their weight behind a new film chronicling the heartbreaking story of Hind Rajab, the six-year-old Palestinian girl whose final pleas for help captured global outrage. Titled "The Voice of Hind Rajab," the upcoming drama directed by acclaimed Tunisian filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania is set to premiere at the Venice Film Festival on September 3, 2025, blending raw emotion with unflinching commentary on civilian suffering in war (and a good dose of Jew and Israel hatred, too).

With executive producers including Brad Pitt, Joaquin Phoenix, Rooney Mara, Alfonso Cuarón, and Jonathan Glazer, the project signals a growing wave of Film celebrity "activism" spotlighting Palestinian narratives. Of course, they say nothing about the 20 living Israeli skeletons, being starved to death a day at a time in Hamas terror tunnels under Gaza.

Ben Hania, an Oscar-nominated director known for her bold explorations of social injustice in films like "The Man Who Sold His Skin" (2020), draws from the real-life tragedy that unfolded in January 2024. Hind Rajab was traveling in a car with her family in Gaza City when it came under fire, allegedly from Israeli forces, killing everyone but her and a cousin. In a harrowing audio recording that went viral, the terrified child begged rescuers over the phone: "Please come and get me." Palestinian Red Crescent paramedics dispatched to save her were also attacked, and Hind's body was discovered days later amid the wreckage. Of course, antisemites were only too excited to make her tragedy a symbol of the war's toll on children.

The film's backers bring a history of advocacy. Pitt, fresh off producing hits like "The Big Short," joins Phoenix and Mara, longtime partners in life and activism, who have spoken out on environmental and social causes. Cuarón, the visionary behind "Roma," and Glazer, whose "The Zone of Interest" won Oscars for its Holocaust themes, add gravitas, with Glazer recently criticizing Israel's Gaza policies at awards shows. Their involvement, announced just ahead of Venice, is nothing new in Hollywood, where stars increasingly champion Palestinian stories amid boycotts and debates over "artwashing" the conflict.

Produced through a collaboration involving Ben Hania's Tanit Films and other international partners, the movie reconstructs Hind's final hours using dramatized scenes, archival audio, and interviews. It's described as a "hybrid docu-drama" that humanizes the statistics of war, focusing on themes of innocence lost and the failures of international response. Ben Hania has called it a "tribute to the voiceless," instead of wondering why the war happened in the first place.

Reactions have been swift and polarized. Supporters hail it as essential storytelling in an era of media blackouts on Gaza, with groups like Jewish Voice for Peace praising the celebrities for "using their platforms for justice." Critics, including pro-Israel organizations, decry it as biased propaganda, arguing it ignores Hamas's role in the violence. The film's timing, coinciding with stalled cease-fire talks and rising antisemitism concerns, adds fuel to the fire.

For Phoenix, who boycotted the Oscars in 2020 over animal rights, this marks another foray into "activism"; he and Mara have supported Palestinian causes quietly for years. Pitt's involvement surprised some, given his lower profile on Middle East issues, but insiders say it's part of a broader commitment to human rights films.

As "The Voice of Hind Rajab" debuts at Venice, it joins a growing canon of Gaza-focused works, from documentaries like "No Other Land" to art installations memorializing victims. Of course, because it's 2025 and it's popular to hate all things Jewish, Israeli and Zionist, no one talks about what Hamas did to cause the suffering of the Palestinian people.