Netherlands / Jun 18, 2025 / Focus Filmtheater, Arnhem
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
In the midst of the war in Gaza, 5-year-old Hind Rajab and her family seek safety. To escape reality, they dance to loud music in the car. Their flight is abruptly stopped by an Israeli tank that opens fire without warning. Trapped in the car, surrounded by tanks, the girls try to hold on. They comfort each other and dream out loud about a future that seems increasingly distant. They keep in touch with the emergency services, who promise to rescue them as soon as the army gives permission. What began as a search for safety ends in a tragedy that exposes the core of the war.
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Genres
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Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Close Your Eyes Hind |
| Original language | العربية (AR) |
| Spoken languages | العربية |
| Production countries | Netherlands |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | MATTAR Productions, Oxfam Novib (Netherlands), The Rights Forum |
| Release date | 18 giugno 2025 |
| Executive producer | Abdulrahman Abdulfattah |
| Production | Amir Zaza |
| Writer | Amir Zaza |
| Editing | Amir Zaza |
| Cinematography | Tonko Bossen, Jasper van Vessem |
| Assistant directors | Mira Alkadri, Djannah Dz, Amir Zaza |
| Lighting | Tuyl van Grieken, Tjeerd Melchers |
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| Camera operators | Tonko Bossen, Jasper van Vessem |
| Additional photography | Tonko Bossen, Jasper van Vessem |
| Production design | Klaudia Schenkels |
| Art direction | Klaudia Schenkels |
| Set decoration | Klaudia Schenkels |
| Special effects | Niels Wiessenhaan |
| Visual effects | Cinque Kelie, Thijs Smeele, Caroll-Ann Casseres |
| Music | Jesse Meulenbeek, Ravian de Vries, Bram van Kaauwen |
| Sound | Jesse Meulenbeek, Ravian de Vries, Bram van Kaauwen |
| Budget | 30.160 € |
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