Close Your Eyes Hind (2025)

Directed by

Amir Zaza

Genre

drama film, biographical film, war drama

Country

Netherlands

Runtime

32 min

Rating

9.0 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film tells the true story of Hind Rajab, a five year old Palestinian girl killed by Israeli forces in Gaza in 2024. It shows her final moments from her perspective.

tragicsomberemotionalintimatestarksomberquietly devastating

What happens

Close Your Eyes Hind is a 2025 Dutch biographical war drama short film written, directed, edited, and produced by Amir Zaza, based on the killing of Hind Rajab. It stars Patel Akkad as Hind Rajab, a five-year-old Palestinian girl who was killed by the Israel Defense Forces during the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip on 29 January 2024. The film made its world premiere at a benefit screening at the Focus Filmtheater Arnhem in the Netherlands on 18 June 2025, and was broadcast on television by NPO 2 on 6 November 2025. It won the Golden Calf for Best Short Film at the 2025 Netherlands Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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