The Venice Film Festival closing ceremony is underway, and it will soon be revealed which movie is taking home the prestigious Golden Lion for best film. Hostess Emanuela Faneli began the ceremony briskly by reminding the audience of the honorary awardees this edition: Werner Herzog, Gus Van Sant and Julian Schnabel, before the first winner of in the Venice Immersive …
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A heart-wrenching docudrama about the Gaza war, a wrestling-themed love story starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and a darkly satirical South Korean thriller are among 21 films vying for the top prize at the Venice Film Festival on Saturday. The Barron’s news department was not involved in the creation of the content above. This article was produced by AFP. For …
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‘The Voice of Hind Rajab’ premieres at Venice Film Festival | The Jerusalem Post Jerusalem Post/J-Spot Meanwhile, US director Julian Schnabel criticized calls for two of the stars of his latest film, Gal Gadot and Gerard Butler, not to show up at the festival over their support for Israel. KAOUTHER BEN HANIA (left) and Saja Kilani hold a picture of …
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For most of its 82 years, Venice has been perceived as the world’s most glamorous film festival. This year was no exception: stars including Julia Roberts, Cate Blanchett, Jude Law and George Clooney dutifully waved from canals and trooped down red carpets (although Law tripped while on a water taxi and Clooney got ill). But the films themselves struck a …
Read More »Gaza movie ‘The Voice of Hind Rajab’ devastates Venice audiences The Washington Post Gaza film The Voice of Hind Rajab gets record 23-minute ovation at Venice BBC Joaquin Phoenix and Rooney Mara Have Rare Red Carpet Date Night at Venice Film Festival 2025 E! News The Voice of Hind Rajab review – docufiction is fierce, vehement and heart-shattering The Guardian Joaquin Phoenix, Rooney Mara …
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‘Let her voice echo’: Hind Rajab film gets record-breaking standing ovation at Venice Haaretz ‘The Voice of Hind Rajab’ Stuns Venice With Its Longest Standing Ovation of 22 Minutes Amid Tears and ‘Free Palestine’ Chants Variety ‘The Voice of Hind Rajab’ Review: A Gripping Gaza Drama The Hollywood Reporter The Voice of Hind Rajab review – provocative docufiction is fierce, urgent and heart-shattering The …
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A gut-wrenching new film about a five-year-old girl allegedly killed by Israeli forces in Gaza last year was given a 23-minute standing ovation after its premiere at the star-studded Venice Film Festival on Wednesday. “The Voice of Hind Rajab,” a docu-drama about real events from January 2024, left much of the audience and many journalists sobbing as it screened for …
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Ahead of her film’s world premiere at the Venice Film Festival, Kaouther Ben Hania shared the fears she had of not living up to the tall task of honoring the late six-year-old child on whom she based the Gaza drama The Voice of Hind Rajab. “I was afraid that I’d fail her voice, that my movie would not honor Hind’s …
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Julian Schnabel has responded to calls from Gaza activists for Gal Gadot and Gerard Butler, two of the stars of his new film “In the Hand of Dante,” to be disinvited from Venice Film Festival over their support for Israel. Just as the Venice Film Festival started, organizers were urged in an open letter signed by hundreds of international filmmakers …
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A gut-wrenching new film about a five-year-old girl killed by Israeli forces in Gaza last year received a 23-minute standing ovation after its premiere at the Venice film festival on Wednesday. The Voice of Hind Rajab, directed by Tunisian film-maker Kaouther Ben Hania, had been described by critics as ‘‘the most powerful and urgent entry of this year’s festival”. It …
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