FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ movieswetextedabout.com/the-voice-of-hind-rajab-movie-review-an-essential-uncomfortable-document-of-our-era/ "The Voice of Hind Rajab transcends the barrier of cinema to establish itself as an essential, uncomfortable document of our era. By merging the undeniable authenticity of a child's voice with the raw dramatization of the rescuers' bureaucratic impotence, Ka…

Some movies entertain. Some movies enlighten. And some movies haunt you to the core in ways that are difficult to put into words. That description is most aptly applied to the latest offering from writer-director Kaouther Ben Hania, a fact-based dramatization that skillfully, sensitively yet effectively straddles the line between documentary and narrative features in a chillingly realistic story t…

Using actors complemented by some original audio from the digital recordings of a young girl who is trapped in the wreckage of car on the outskirts of Gaza, this tautly tells the tale of the attempt to rescue her. The volunteer controllers are in Ramallah, but they have ambulance eight minutes from her location. “Omar” (Motaz Malhees) is the man running the call, and he assures the young lass …