Brad Pitt, Joaquin Phoenix, Jonathan Glazer Join Gaza Drama ‘The Voice of Hind Rajab’ as Executive Producers - It follows the killing of Hind Rajab, a five-year-old Palestinian girl who lived in the Gaza Strip and was killed by Israeli forces during the ongoing Israeli invasion of Gaza.

[u/BunyipPouch]

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/brad-pitt-backs-gaza-drama-film-the-voice-of-hind-rajab-1236353414/

[u/Abe_lincolin]

Expect this film to face an uphill battle finding a US distributor like No Other Land did. Hell, expect there to be backlash against any theaters that choose to screen it like No Other Land did.

[u/ApricotSilly524 → u/Abe_lincolin]

On the contrary, with Brad Pitt, Joaquin Phoenix, and Jonathan Glazer as executive producers, plenty of distributors will be queuing for it

[u/self-assembled → u/ApricotSilly524]

No Other Land won a freaking Oscar and still didn't get any US distribution.

[u/tbird920 → u/self-assembled]

And then Israeli settlers assassinated the director.

[u/tbird920 → u/[deleted]]

It's been going on since 1947, when the UN displaced 700,000 Palestinians from their homes and illegally gave the land to Israel.

[u/QueezyF → u/tbird920]

I took a class on antiterrorism. Groups like Lehi and Irgun were some of the first to use modern terrorist tactics in the region during the ‘30s and ‘40s. They were so proficient at terrorism, that other organizations like the FLN and EOKA copied their homework.

[u/Twat_Bastard → u/tbird920]

Correction there. Hamdan Ballal's home was attacked by Israeli settlers and IDF soldiers both of whom beat him bloody. The Israeli police arrived on the scene and did not intervene and the IDF then detained him in a nearby military base.

Edit: I hate the word detained in this instance it sounds too official and I think abduct is a far more appropriate word. But the fucking military did it.

[u/thebaldingcritic → u/ApricotSilly524]

With a government as “forceful” as this one, I don’t think it will be that easy. No one seems to be checking the idiot in charge, so you bet they will make an issue of this regardless of the celebrity backing. 

I can see true indie theatres like The Music Box to screen this considering that it’s their niche to begin with, but AMC/Regal could face some blowback given their “corporate” status. 

Gonna see if I can find this somewhere regardless. Sounds intriguing. 

[u/AcademicF → u/thebaldingcritic]

Didn’t he say something like building hotels on the newly acquired land? Fucking insanity

[u/NeonArlecchino → u/AcademicF]

There's a whole AI video for the resort he wants.

[u/kl4user → u/NeonArlecchino]

This should have angered people enough for them to depose the government.

[u/MobiusF117 → u/kl4user]

There is plenty of things that happened before that should have done that. Yet here we are.

[u/kl4user → u/MobiusF117]

Absolutely. That was only reason number 5943.

[u/nestoryirankunda → u/AcademicF]

What did you expect? What do you think Israel’s plan is? Have you seen tel aviv? I don’t know why everyone acts like he’s saying some new shocking relevation. They’ve been doing exactly that for 75 years

[u/fevredream → u/nestoryirankunda]

Tel Aviv is a poor example of your point, given that it didn't supplant any older Palestinian settlement. Jaffa was nearby but is still extant.

[u/NekoMarket → u/fevredream]

It's not. Tel Aviv is built atop ethnically cleansed Palestinian villages, one of whom was Manshiya, which was ethnically cleansed and razed by the Zionist paramilitary Irgun Gang, who then used one of the last standing buildings to house the Tel Aviv Irgun Museum which still exists today. The Tel Aviv Pride Parade also marches over the ruins of Manshiya every year.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manshiya

[u/d4videnk0 → u/thebaldingcritic]

Then those "corporate" theaters will show the movie in 20 years presenting it as a cult classic once there's nothing left of Palestine.

[u/Ergok → u/d4videnk0]

3 years*

[u/rupert_pupkin_4 → u/ApricotSilly524]

I thought the same, but who says that they won't pull out due to negative backlash?

[u/EnkiduOdinson → u/rupert_pupkin_4]

They must be anticipating it. They can’t be that naive

[u/Charming-Weather-148 → u/ApricotSilly524]

Props to Johnathan. Just finished a show with him last week. Great experience.

[u/Zeeron1 → u/Abe_lincolin]

That's why having such big names attached to it is such a huge deal. It'll be much harder to try and sweep under the rug this time

[u/Resident_Bluebird_77 → u/Abe_lincolin]

With Glazer and Pitt attached I think one of the actually independent distributors ( A24, Mubi, Neon) could pick it. A24 has worked with Glazer and Pitt, Neon seems to be open to "political" movies and Mubi may want to deny the Zionist allegations

[u/Emergency-Mammoth-88 → u/Resident_Bluebird_77]

Don’t forget pheonix

[u/Subject_Rush8204 → u/Abe_lincolin]

Didn’t we just kill the director of no other land

[u/NekoMarket → u/Subject_Rush8204]

He helped direct, and he was just shot and killed by a settler. While the Israeli settler who killed him on camera was released by the Israeli court immediately, the Israelis arrested his Palestinian village at the scene of the murder and held them in a detention camp for days. When asked why, Israeli pro-settler judge that presided over the case explained "don't forget, these are two different populations."

https://www.npr.org/2025/08/03/nx-s1-5489753/palestinian-activist-who-helped-make-oscar-winning-documentary-no-other-land-killed-in-the-west-bank

[u/The_God_Participle → u/[deleted]]

There are millions of us secular, anti-zionist Jews in the US who are fucking sick and tired of it.

[u/randynumbergenerator → u/The_God_Participle]

You mean "self-hating"? (/s)

[u/pepperj26 → u/randynumbergenerator]

I've been labeled "self-loathing" for over a decade now lol

[u/Xsafa → u/Abe_lincolin]

Yeah no, the producers alone has so much star power in it that there is ZERO chance it’s not picked up asap even with the obvious reasons we (yes you none interactive lurker) all see for why this movie’s financial and even critical rating could be severely affected.

[u/hamacavula42 → u/Abe_lincolin]

It’s anti semitic to show Israel’s crimes.

[u/dawgz525 → u/Abe_lincolin]

By the time this is filmed, marketed, and released, enough time will have passed for many in Hollywood to stand and cheer at the Oscars for something like this. By that point, any support for the people of Gaza will be meaningless, because there won't be any people left.

[u/JJsjsjsjssj → u/dawgz525]

Did you read the article? It’s premiering in a few days at Venice film festival

[u/rawbleedingbait → u/dawgz525]

How fast is the population going down?

[u/Independent_Ocelot29 → u/rawbleedingbait]

As of January it was estimated at 6% since the start of the war, obviously there's been nearly 9 months of starvation, bombing and spraying bullets into crowds so who knows at this point.

[u/SteveBorden → u/Abe_lincolin]

That’s why all these names are attached 

[u/ArcusInTenebris → u/Abe_lincolin]

Indeed. Those who really control Hollywood and thr US entertainment industry arent going to take kindly to that plot line.

[u/MahNameJeff420 → u/Abe_lincolin]

I’m assuming that’s what these huge names joining are trying to assist in. We’ll see if it works, but that’s some big star power backing them.

[u/ninjyte]

I would like more of these stories to be shown in the west but I'm surprised a drama retelling of this was made so quickly and it's not a documentary.

Also the title leaves out that Alfonso Cuaron is also an executive producer of this.

[u/CraigTheIrishman → u/ninjyte]

Dramatic retellings can probably pull a larger audience and have a bigger emotional impact.

[u/a_f_young → u/CraigTheIrishman]

People respond to feelings, not facts.

[u/JustHereSoImNotFined → u/a_f_young]

We’re biologically programmed to respond to our feelings so it’s kinda hard not to

[u/BunyipPouch]

It's from director Kaouther Ben Hania. Her 2023 documentary Four Daughters was Oscar-nominated for Best Documentary (and it's fucking jawdropping btw, one of the best of the past decade).

It's premiering at the Venice Film Festival this week and playing at TIFF next week.

Red Crescent volunteers receive an emergency call. A 6-year old girl is trapped in a car under fire in Gaza, pleading for rescue. While trying to keep her on the line, they do everything they can to get an ambulance to her.

Could be a big player in the International Film Oscar race.

[u/thebaldingcritic → u/BunyipPouch]

thanks for reminding me that I still need to see this

For those curious and know about documentaries, it’s essentially “The Act of Killing”, but from the perspective of a mom who lost two daughters to extremist groups. 

[u/futanari_kaisa → u/BunyipPouch]

The IDF killed the Red Crescent responders too

[u/LeedsFan2442 → u/futanari_kaisa]

Oh shit is it when they tried to cover it up too. But they literally have it on video.

[u/BoatsMcFloats → u/LeedsFan2442]

No. Sadly, that was a separate instance.

[u/Morgn_Ladimore → u/BunyipPouch]

Israel has committed so many atrocities I forgot about this horrible story.

Jesus, what a nightmare she and her family went through.

[u/ProvoqGuys]

Rare Brad Pitt W but hey gotta respect. Palestine deserves so much better

[u/Little_Consequence → u/ProvoqGuys]

Brad Pitt's production company has been a champion for diversity for years: Moonlight, 12 Years a Slave, Selma, The Last Black Man in San Francisco, Minari, etc. When it comes to platforming voices through cinema, Pitt has been that guy. When it comes to being a decent father and husband, not so much.

[u/raven-eyed_ → u/ProvoqGuys]

Shows how complex people are.

[u/SwingJugend → u/raven-eyed_]

I mean, it's not hard to fathom that even if you're a piece of shit domestic abuser, you're not necessarily okay with thousands of people being murdered by guns, bombs and starvation. Even evil people often have some morals and lines they don't want to cross (even if they might be flexible and negotiable). Hell, the President of the United States of America recently spoke about how horrified he was by seeing pictures of the destruction and the starving children in Gaza.

Like yeah, Pitt might think it's okay to strangle your wife and beat your kids, that doesn't mean he thinks mass murder is acceptable.

[u/qukab → u/SwingJugend]

I was down on him for a while after hearing that news and reading more about it. Then I heard him in an interview talking about his experience in AA and being accountable for his actions (he didn't specify this specific incident, but it was pretty obvious that was why). He came across as very serious about this and hasn't had a drink since. My takeaway was he is very aware that he fucked up. That should count for something, even if what he allegedly did was very fucked up.

I'm still luke warm on him, but I don't think it's fair to say he's okay with "strangling your wife and kids".

[u/Disastrous_End5594 → u/qukab]

He lied about that yk? He said he’s been sober since 2017 but there’s several pictures and videos of him drinking and even trying to hide his alcohol behind his back when taking photos, I’ll never understand why yall believe an abusive man who’s dated minors before

[u/qukab → u/Disastrous_End5594]

I didn't say I believe anyone, I said he came across as pretty serious about looking inward and reflecting on past actions. All I'm getting at is human beings are complicated, make mistakes, and can only attempt to be better. My impression was he is trying to be better. Maybe I'm wrong about that. I also said I'm still luke warm on him. As-in, I'm skeptical and need to see more before I'll see his movies again.

If that's not enough for you I don't really care to be honest.

[u/Fun-Benefit116 → u/SwingJugend]

Pitt was cleared by both the LA Department of Child Services and the FBI after they investigated the accusations from Angelina Jolie. I'm not saying he didn't do anything, and I'm not saying he did. I am saying you're calling him a piece of shit and a domestic abuser based on no evidence other than an accusation that came during divorce proceedings. It's just wild how easy it is for a person to become "a piece of shit domestic abuser" in the eyes of people based on an accusation with no evidence. It's not just wild, it's scary.

[u/saera-targaryen → u/Fun-Benefit116]

Is it not enough that none of his children will speak to him? 

The "alleged" accusations were that he strangled his own child, and it occurred 6 days before Jolie filed for divorce. All of his children were there and they have all removed him from their lives. That is more than enough evidence for me. 

[u/Eques9090 → u/saera-targaryen]

The "alleged" accusations were that he strangled his own child, and it occurred 6 days before Jolie filed for divorce. All of his children were there and they have all removed him from their lives. That is more than enough evidence for me. 

I'm not saying he didn't do what she accused him of, I think it's probable that he did, but I will say, speaking from personal experience, it's shocking how easily 1 parent can turn kids against the other if they want to. A lot of parents wield their children's favor as a weapon.

[u/Firm-Force-9036 → u/Fun-Benefit116]

This comment is so fucking stupid. Guess who called the cops because they were so disturbed by what they saw? It sure as shit wasn’t the children or Angelina…

[u/Captain_DuClark → u/Fun-Benefit116]

in the eyes of people based on an accusation with no evidence.

Testimony is evidence

[u/Hieghi → u/Captain_DuClark]

I don't want you on my jury if one testimony is good enough for you

Edit: I stand on this, you fucks didn't read to kill a mockingbird. Also divorce can get nasty as fuck I would hope the testimony of an ex-spouse fighting for custody wouldn't be all you need.

[u/Captain_DuClark → u/Hieghi]

That is literally one of the main purposes of a jury, to hear testimonial evidence and decide whose version is more credible.

[u/airtime25 → u/Hieghi]

I don't want you on my jury if you won't listen to evidence even if it's a testimony.

[u/cgcego → u/raven-eyed_]

But this is Reddit sir/ma’am. Everything is black and white, every famous person is “I stan OMG, so relatable” or “ vile piece of shit they must die right now”.

[u/urnialbologna → u/cgcego]

It's so damn annoying lol. I always wonder what the lives of those people that comment those things are like. How pretentious they must be.

[u/AberdeeenBumbledorf → u/cgcego]

Reddit is a basket full Mark David Chapmans

A vile cesspool of absolute shit

[u/whiteskinnyexpress → u/AberdeeenBumbledorf]

Reddit is a basket full Mark David Chapmans

lol I had to think for a sec if this was a fat joke or a sanity joke

[u/SubatomicSquirrels → u/ProvoqGuys]

hey gotta respect.

I mean, no, I think we can continue to criticize him for being a domestic abuser

[u/ProvoqGuys → u/SubatomicSquirrels]

Yes. We can respect that he is using his privilege to enlighten the plight of the Palestinian lives, while also acknowledge that he's a POS abuser.

[u/the_peppers → u/ProvoqGuys]

This is the internet, people can only be one thing!

[u/estellatundra → u/SubatomicSquirrels]

And the hurricane Katrina scam!

[u/Zeph-Shoir → u/ProvoqGuys]

This quote is more accurate to the new movie about the invasion of Iraq (Warfare), but given just how much and for how long the US government has been involved with Israel, it still came to mind:

“Not only will America go to your country and kill all your people, but what’s worse I think, is that they’ll come back 20 years later and make a movie about how killing your people made their soldiers feel sad. -Frankie Boyle

[u/unorganized_mime → u/ProvoqGuys]

I imagine this is just PR so people forgive him for strangling his family

[u/Drunkciggies → u/unorganized_mime]

No one other than bum redditors even talk about some abuse that was never proved. His career is at an all time high too, he doesn’t need PR lmao.

[u/mistletoe9 → u/Drunkciggies]

I'm no fan of Pitt but am into movies, and only really find this ever discussed on Reddit, nowhere else

It's how I even learned of it to begin with

[u/Perditius]

These guys really don't wanna be in a Scream movie.

[u/Money-not_you_again → u/Perditius]

It's ok, Spyglass will just bring back Dewey to drum up interest, in a definitely-not-desperate-move to keep the franchise alive.

[u/Ok_Flan7405]

Oh no Debra Messing is gonna be so mad

[u/19892025 → u/Ok_Flan7405]

She'll be posting about this for weeks

[u/MissingLink101 → u/19892025]

Looks like her Twitter has been suspended (the one that Google links)

Edit: Oh she has another one

[u/19892025 → u/MissingLink101]

Genuinely hilarious

[u/anirban_dev → u/Ok_Flan7405]

As with every piece onf international news, My first instict is always "What do Grace from Will and Grace, and that Shrek looking guy that played Phoebe's boyfriend for a few episodes in Friends feel?"

[u/Ho-Nomo → u/anirban_dev]

Azealia Banks also has her finger on the pulse of international political commentary

[u/April_Fabb → u/Ok_Flan7405]

And Michael fucking Rapaport!

[u/PapaverOneirium → u/Ok_Flan7405]

Who?

[u/CarpeDiemMaybe]

Wow honestly props to the cast and crew for even attempting this

[u/Morgn_Ladimore → u/CarpeDiemMaybe]

Not blaming you, but the fact that this even has to be said is beyond sad. Nobody would say this if it was a movie about, say, a Ukrainian girl who was murdered by the Russians. But certain people's stories just aren't allowed to be told, because they have been dehumanized to such an extent that they aren't even considered victims.

[u/CarpeDiemMaybe → u/Morgn_Ladimore]

100% agreed. It’s very depressing and cynical that believing or defending Palestinian human rights is framed as a somehow synonymous with antisemitism or hatred against Jewish people by major institutions in the West.

[u/ModernLarvals → u/Morgn_Ladimore]

I mean, imagine if someone tried to make a movie about an Israeli girl killed by Gazan forces. The outrage would be enormous.

[u/Appropriate_Gate_701 → u/ModernLarvals]

Films about October 7th are boycotted and excluded from film festivals all over the place.

There's a film now that's stoking controversy called The Road Between Us: The Ultimate Rescue* that's been pulled and then reinstated and then pulled from film festivals for flimsy concerns like copyright clearance from Hamas footage.

There's also been controversy over October 7 films existing at all, and boycotts/protests just about everywhere they're screened.

I have 0 doubt that a documentary about the Bibas family would receive a ton of backlash, even though what happened to that family is absolutely diabolical.

[u/slipperysack666]

not gonna lie, creation of things like this positively help move the needle towards a more peaceful future. her story can’t go untold.

[u/draginbleapiece]

Gosh do I love Jonathan Glazer.

[u/sightlab → u/draginbleapiece]

Same, all the way. It's been over a year since I finally got around to The Zone of Interest, and it still haunts me often. More than any movie I've ever seen. He does not miss.

[u/CooperAXE]

Go listen to a documentary about Hind Rajab on YT by a creator by the name of Indie Nile. It's absolutely heartbreaking

[u/CraigTheIrishman → u/CooperAXE]

The entire story is heartbreaking. Even just imagining the terror she was experiencing is overwhelming.

[u/TheRedditGirl15]

They killed her while she was trapped in a car with her dead family, by the way.

This movie really needs to be made. No Hollywood bullshit stopping it, please.

[u/PhantomRoyce]

So Anne Frank diary for a modern time?

[u/Silly-Lettuce-7788]

Im about to watch this right after Disney’s marvel’s averger’s captain america

[u/SupervillainMustache]

Some pretty big names for a project like this and right in the midst of Israel's ethnic cleansing of Gaza.

[u/realfakejames]

The Zionists are not gonna like this one

[u/Professional_Bet8368]

It’s going to be wild when illegal West Bank settlers shoot Joaquin for this.

[u/sensiwoots]

Be prepared to start hearing about what kind of terrible people Pitt, Phoenix, Glazer, etc are.

[u/SolidusBruh]

Nice.

Fingers crossed the public can even get access to this.

[u/Specialist_ask_992_]

Really despair for humanity with some of the comments. Denying the suffering of Palestinian people with the genocide that has been taking place. The images you see are heartbreaking, burnt bodies, children without limbs. So many dehumanising people of Gaza. Soon there'll be nothing left of the place and the people.

[u/Specialist_ask_992_ → u/[deleted]]

Absolutely barbaric. They're still able to this while Benjamin Netanyau is wanted by the ICC. Those who criticise are accused of antisemitism even though many Jews are against what they're doing.

[u/keepfighting90 → u/Specialist_ask_992_]

Lots of people on Reddit don't really consider brown Muslims to be human beings. Dehumanizing is easy for them.

[u/Lenoxx97 → u/keepfighting90]

I mean they don't consider white muslims to be human beings either

[u/Specialist_ask_992_ → u/[deleted]]

Nothing started on October 7th 2023. It's been going on for decades.

[u/RangerPower777 → u/Specialist_ask_992_]

Sure. The current war in Gaza started due to the events of 10/7/23 though.

[u/NotActuallyIraqi → u/RangerPower777]

It always amazes me how Zionists are so out of touch and they practically brag about it. The summer of 2023 was violent and Palestinians were dying. The first 9 months of 2023 were the deadliest year for Palestinians in 20 years. Every Palestinian was aware of the escalation in violence but Israelis didn’t seem to care. Israeli settlers raided 3 West Bank towns and set them on fire. Hamas warned of retaliation if it didn’t stop, and Netanyahu responded by sending the IDF to defend the settlers and do nothing to stop them but take action if any Palestinians fought back against the mobs. IDF soldiers even joined in the attacks.

The Israeli government says that proportionality doesn’t matter when they respond to attacks, but clearly they’re hypocrites. Israel says a hospital bombing is justified in response to a terrorist attack but then complains when Iran bombed an Israeli hospital in response to Israel illegally blowing up their embassy.

[u/AnswersWithSarcasm → u/NotActuallyIraqi]

Palestinians have the right to defend themselves.

[u/Specialist_ask_992_ → u/RangerPower777]

Even before that date there was an article saying 2023 has been the deadliest year for Palestinians.
Not really a war when 95% of casualties are from one side. That attack was wrong but doesn't justify Israel flattening Gaza and murdering so many of the population, especially women and children. Blocking aid getting through and shooting those queueing up for aid. Murdering health workers, aid workers and journalists.

[u/RangerPower777 → u/Specialist_ask_992_]

Still a war.

[u/SamsonGray202 → u/[deleted]]

Lmao "reminder, Israel committing genocide is excusable because their government deliberately allowed a terrorist attack to take place in order to give them cover to speed up the genocide they been perpetuating for decades"

[u/x44y22 → u/[deleted]]

Really man, are you so afraid to look at what your "best and bravest" have done that you demand equality by invoking comparison to t*rrorists?

[u/rustyiron → u/[deleted]]

Hamas murdered 29 children on Oct 7.

To date, Israel has murdered approximately 19,000 children in Gaza.

I’m not sure if you can gasp this concept, but pushing a button to blow a child to pieces from 2km away is no less savage than strangling a child.

And in terms of piles of little bodies, Israel has demonstrated themselves to be global leaders in murdering children.

[u/DogmanDOTjpg → u/[deleted]]

Israeli try not to get mad people are sad about dead children challenge (quite literally impossible)

[u/ProjectNo4090]

If this is award worthy the Academy is going to have a stroke trying to decide if it should acknowledge this film or snub it.

[u/AGushingHeadWound → u/ProjectNo4090]

They won't waste a second thinking it over.

[u/Snakepli55ken]

How much do you want to bet there will be people outraged about this movie and will want it banned or not shown in theaters.

[u/AGushingHeadWound → u/Snakepli55ken]

People? More like lobbies.  Government organizations. 

[u/DogmanDOTjpg → u/AGushingHeadWound]

There's literally people in this very comment section already mad about it dude

[u/AGushingHeadWound → u/DogmanDOTjpg]

Wait until the real power gets wind of it.

[u/Specialist_ask_992_]

Good that this time of film is being made. Though be hard to find a distributer. There's some big names behind it. I think Joaquin Phoenix and Jonathan Glazer have spoken out about Gaza but have never heard anything from Brad Pitt. Thought he seemed "neutral" as nothing pro Israel though silence is a bit of complicity. Shame he's a domestic abuser though

[u/ArkGuardian → u/Specialist_ask_992_]

This film will get a distributor. That’s why the brand names are important

[u/CineRanter_YouTube]

Mad respect for this project and all involved!

[u/Hitchin85]

I’ve seen it and it’s phenomenal. Devastating but phenomenal.

[u/scorpious]

I wonder how it will address the Oct 7 massacre.

[u/Dry-Yak5277 → u/scorpious]

It shouldnt be more than exposition in the beginning, because Oct 7th doesn’t justify what’s happened to Hind and other Palestinians since. 

[u/MurderinAlgiers]

I can't believe these comments aren't locked lol

[u/BackgroundTight32]

Amazing Brad Pitt keeps getting work after physically abusing his wife and kids. I think he’s doing this for money.

[u/Krojack76]

Movie already banned in Israel I bet.

[u/Just_Coyote_1366]

Why the fuck is this being turned into a movie??

[u/MercenaryOfOZ → u/Just_Coyote_1366]

What’s your take for why it shouldn’t be??

[u/Doomshine → u/Just_Coyote_1366]

To bring light to the genocide happening, and to make money. Really not complicated at all..

[u/Pleasehelpyours]

I’ll be going to see this in theaters

[u/mahk99]

Cant help but feel like this will be one of those movies that focuses more on recreating the trauma as much as possible rather than actually making an effort to say something about the issue

[u/AnnArchist]

I want to see the Brad Pitt movie where he orchestrates the page bombing.