Hillary Clinton and Kevin Spacey Attend Cinema for Peace Gala in Berlin as Kaouther Ben Hania Awarded Prize for ‘The Voice of Hind Rajab’: ‘I Feel Responsibility More Than Gratitude’

Kaouther Ben Hania’s Oscar and BAFTA nominated feature “The Voice of Hind Rajab” was awarded “most valuable film” at the Cinema for Peace Gala in Berlin on Monday night.

The annual event, attended by Hillary Clinton and Kevin Spacey and hosted by Bob Geldof, also honored Noam Tibon, a former Israeli general and subject of the Canadian documentary “The Road Between Us” about the rescue of his family from Hamas after the Oct. 7, 2023 attacks.

In her acceptance speech at the Adlon Hotel, Ben Hania — whose film chronicles the Red Crescent’s efforts to save Hind Rajab, a 5-year-old Palestinian girl who was killed by Idf forces during the Israeli invasion of Gaza in 2024 — said “I feel responsibility more than gratitude” and took aim at those she said had helped create a “system” that made the killing of Rajab possible.

“What happened to Hind is not an exception. It’s a part of a genocide.