At its premiere, a powerful new Gaza film at the Venice Film Festival sparked 23 minutes of sustained applause. But the next day hate emails flooded in, the director said Friday.

“The Voice of Hind Rajab” from French-Tunisian director Kaouther Ben Hania is a strong contender for the festival’s Golden Lion to be awarded Saturday.

It has already garnered the support of famous Hollywood names attached as executive producers.

Between Wednesday night, after the film’s premiere, and Thursday, “my producers, including the well-known American names Brad Pitt and Joaquin Phoenix, had their mailboxes flooded with thousands and thousands” of intimidating messages, Ben Hania told AFP.

The same message, sent over and over, was “super intimidating,” she added.

The film covers the last minutes of th

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