Amid the ruins of Deir al-Balah in central Gaza people gathered for a special movie screening on Sunday.

The crowd, including children, sat on plastic chairs to watch "The Voice of Hind Rajab", a film by Tunisian director Kaouther Ben Hania depicting the final hours of the life of a six-year-old Palestinian girl trapped inside a bullet-riddled car in Gaza.

Hind Rajab, five family members and two medics were found dead 12 days later.

The story drew international attention following her desperate appeals for help in January 2024.

The film, which premiered at the 2025 Venice Film Festival to a standing ovation, is a shattering document of the Israel-Hamas war, set entirely inside the dispatch center of the Palestine Red Crescent Society rescue service.

It uses the real audio of Hind’s call, while actors portray the first responders.

“Hind Rajab was one story. If you go to every house, every human has a story for the cinema,” said Rana Al-Yazji, an Algerian resident in Gaza, who attended the movie screening.

“Every tent has a struggle. A whole story and scenario could be written for each one of them.”