Overview

• Tunisian director Kaouther Ben Hania used her acceptance to dedicate the prize to the Palestine Red Crescent and press for accountability, as Gaza-focused appeals and protests marked the festival’s finale.
• The film is a one-room-shot reconstruction centered on the authentic PRCS emergency-call audio from the hours before five-year-old Hind Rajab was killed in Gaza.
• Investigations cited by coverage from Forensic Architecture, the Washington Post and Sky News attribute close-range fire to Israeli forces, a conclusion Israel disputes and says it is reviewing.
• The Venice premiere drew an estimated 23–24 minute standing ovation described as a festival record, with executive producers Joaquin Phoenix and Rooney Mara in attendance.
• Distribution is advancing in Europe with no U.S. deal yet, and Ben Hania says she and the film will boycott Israel until a screening in Gaza is possible.