Its completely mind-blowing… We are not going to be silent; we are not going to be intimidated.

The massacre must stop.

We have to use our authority because whats happening there is so horrible, horrible.

Kaouther Ben Hania accepts the ‘Best Documentary’ Cesar Award for the movie ‘Les filles d’Olfa’ on stage during the 49th Cesar Film Awards at L’Olympia on February 23, 2024 in Paris, France.

Director Kaouther Ben Hania accepts the ‘Best Documentary’ Cesar Award.Julien M. Hekimian/Getty Images

No one can say, I didnt know.

This is the first massacre on live stream, live on our telephones.

And it has to stop.

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Director Kaouther Ben Hania and producer Nadim Cheikhrouha with their trophies after winning Best Documentary at the César Awards.Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images

Rahma and Ghofrane, just teenagers, fled to Libya where they were promptly married off to ISIS militants.

That film won the Golden Bear at last years Berlin Film Festival.