'The Voice of Hind Rajab' Gets Nominated for Golden Globe Award

The recent Golden Globe nomination of The Voice of Hind Rajab marks a new milestone for one of the most talked-about films of the current awards season. The movie — a docudrama — revisits the final hours of Hind Rajab, a five-year-old Palestinian girl killed in Gaza in January 2024 after being trapped in a car with her relatives under Israeli fire. 

What makes this film especially haunting and distinct is its use of the real audio recording of Hind’s desperate phone call to the Palestine Red Crescent Society, interwoven with dramatized portrayals of medics in an emergency dispatch centre — their futile attempt to reach her unfolding in real time. 

This nomination puts the film in the running for Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language at the Golden Globe Awards, alongside titles from Iran, South Korea, Brazil, Norway, and other European countries.

The film carries additional weight beyond this recognition: earlier in 2025, at the Venice International Film Festival, The Voice of Hind Rajab received the Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize — the festival’s second-highest honour — following a powerful 23-minute standing ovation, underscoring the emotional and political resonance of Hind’s story. 

Backed by a cadre of high-profile international producers — including Brad Pitt, Joaquin Phoenix, Rooney Mara and Alfonso Cuarón — the film continues the career trajectory of its creator, Tunisian filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania, who has repeatedly blended documentary realism with narrative artistry. 

The Golden Globe nomination for The Voice of Hind Rajab not only recognizes the film’s craftsmanship, but also amplifies the memory of Hind Rajab — a young life lost — and draws renewed global attention to the human cost of conflict.