Overview
- The film is nominated for Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language at the Golden Globes, adding to its awards-season profile.
- It reconstructs the final hours of five-year-old Hind Rajab using her real emergency-call recording within a staged dispatch center.
- Director Kaouther Ben Hania sought permission from Hind’s mother and consulted the Palestine Red Crescent; the mother appears at the film’s end.
- The feature premiered in competition at Venice and won the Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize following a strong reception.
- Tunisia selected the film as its Oscar submission, with backing from producers including Brad Pitt, Joaquin Phoenix, Rooney Mara and Alfonso Cuarón.