Overview
- The film anchors its real-time reenactment in the original Palestine Red Crescent Society call audio, using the 70‑minute recording as its narrative core.
- U.S. release began December 17 in New York and Los Angeles, with a wider rollout planned, as the UAE premiere drew a sold‑out crowd at Dubai’s Cinema Akil.
- Audience members and critics describe an intensely emotional experience, with post‑screening remarks emphasizing the film’s humanitarian urgency.
- Kaouther Ben Hania’s approach blends documentary evidence with dramatized performances inside a PRCS coordination hub to portray procedural hurdles and permissions.
- The film earned the Grand Jury Prize at the 82nd Venice Film Festival, is shortlisted for the Oscars, and lists producers including Jonathan Glazer, Joaquin Phoenix and Alfonso Cuarón.