Will Trump Let This Palestinian Actor Attend the Oscars?

It is one of the hardest films you could watch, yet one of the most important. ‘[The Voice of Hind Rajab][1]’ is a top contender in this year’s Academy Awards, and its director and lead actor join **Mehdi **and** Zeteo **subscribers in a live town hall to explain the difficult task of getting this unique and challenging film about Gaza onto the big screen.

**“I knew from the beginning that it will be a fight to do this movie,”** says **Kaouther Ben Hania**, the film’s award-winning director. **“It will be a fight to show it. It will be a fight to convince people to watch it. And Hind deserved this fight,”** she tells Mehdi.

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The Tunisian director was joined by Palestinian actor and film lead **Motaz Malhees, **who plays the role of ‘Omar’ in the film, the paramedic who first spoke to [Hind Rajab][3] on the phone. **“It doesn’t make sense to hear a child begging you to be rescued. I felt I died a thousand times,” **the actor tells Mehdi of his experience listening to the recording of Hind’s actual voice during filming.

Hania and Malhees discuss their experiences making this film, where Malhees describes having **“shaking panic attacks” **during shooting breaks, and Hania explains how Hind’s mother has not watched the film to this day. **“She [Hind’s mother] can’t even hear the recording of the voice of her daughter, which are all over the internet.”**

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**Paid** subscribers got to ask the pair their own questions, which ranged from the film’s global reception to Hania’s future projects to what this film meant to Motaz as a Palestinian from occupied Jenin.

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[1]: https://zeteo.com/p/how-the-us-helped-israel-get-away?utm_source=publication-search
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[3]: https://zeteo.com/p/hind-killing-israel-biden-legacy-gaza?utm_source=publication-search
[4]: https://zeteo.com/p/hind-rajab-oscars-palestine-israel-gaza-genocide?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share
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