Fatma Hassona, the Palestinian Protagonist of Cannes-Bound ‘Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk,’ Killed in Israeli Missile Strike
Fatma Hassona, the Palestinian protagonist of Sepideh Farsi’s “Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk” – selected for Cannes’ Acid – was tragically killed with her family by an Israeli missile that targeted her building, the Acid team has shared with Variety. Hassona, who was based in Gaza, was 25.
“Her smile was as magical as her tenacity: bearing witness, photographing Gaza, distributing food despite the bombs, mourning and hunger. We heard her story, rejoiced at each of her appearances to see her alive, we feared for her,” said the team in a statement.
“We had watched and programmed a film in which this young woman’s life force seemed like a miracle. This is no longer the same film that we are going to support and present in all theaters, starting with Cannes. All of us, filmmakers and spectators alike, must be worthy of her light.”
Sepideh Farsi, the Iranian director of the film,...
“Her smile was as magical as her tenacity: bearing witness, photographing Gaza, distributing food despite the bombs, mourning and hunger. We heard her story, rejoiced at each of her appearances to see her alive, we feared for her,” said the team in a statement.
“We had watched and programmed a film in which this young woman’s life force seemed like a miracle. This is no longer the same film that we are going to support and present in all theaters, starting with Cannes. All of us, filmmakers and spectators alike, must be worthy of her light.”
Sepideh Farsi, the Iranian director of the film,...
- 4/17/2025
- by Marta Balaga
- Variety - Film News
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