Overview

• Tunisia’s National Center for Cinema and Image confirmed the title as the country’s official entry for best international feature at the 98th Academy Awards.
• Executive producers include Brad Pitt, Joaquin Phoenix, Rooney Mara, Alfonso Cuarón and Jonathan Glazer, with Plan B, Film4 and MBC Studio attached, while The Party Film Sales and CAA handle distribution and sales.
• The world premiere is set for Sept. 3 in Venice’s competition with a North American debut at the Toronto International Film Festival shortly after.
• Kaouther Ben Hania’s dramatized reconstruction recounts the deaths of Hind Rajab, several relatives and two paramedics, incorporating the Palestine Red Crescent’s emergency call audio.
• Festival organizers and local activists have signaled pro‑Palestinian events during Venice, indicating heightened political attention around the film’s launch.