(NR) Tunisia/France/USA – 1 hr 29 min – with subtitles
2025 · d. Kaouther Ben Hania
Starring Saja Kilani, Motaz Malhees, Amer Hlehel, Clara Khoury
When a group of Red Crescent volunteers receive an emergency call from a five-year-old girl trapped in a car under fire in Gaza, they attempt to keep her calm over the phone while desperately working to get an ambulance to her. Incorporating the real audio from the incident that inspired the film, this docu-fiction hybrid won the Grand Jury Prize at the Venice International Film Festival and is now an Oscar contender.
One Academy Award nomination:
