Tunisian filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania has detailed how high-profile executive producers including Brad Pitt and Joaquin Phoenix boarded her film The Voice Of Hind Rajab ; and responded to a question about the ethics of the Venice Competition title.

“When we were at the end of editing, we asked Jim [Wilson] and Odessa [Rae], our producers on the movie,” said Ben Hania of attaching the high-profile names. “We tried to show the movie to several people, and they said yes, they are there to support the movie.

“I’m very happy, and I never in my life thought that can be possible. So I’m very grateful for their support,” said Ben Hania.

Ben Hania was also asked whether the willingness of such high-profile talent to join the film meant that Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is losing

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