KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 5 -- The Voice of Hind Rajab, a critically acclaimed and harrowing documentary film chronicling the final hours of a six-year-old Palestinian girl killed in Gaza, will be released in Malaysian cinemas this Thursday.

Local distributor Primeworks Studios has acquired the rights to screen the award-winning film nationwide.

Directed by Tunisian filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania, the docu-drama reconstructs the real-life tragedy of Hind Rajab, who was trapped in a car under fire from Israeli forces on January 29, 2024.

The film uses a powerful hybrid format, featuring the actual 70-minute audio recordings of Hind's desperate calls to Palestine Red Crescent dispatchers, while actors portray the rescue workers racing against tim...