Gaza documentary NAZA beats Avengers Endgame: Encore to top Italian box office
Award-winning, Guardian-produced film focused on Israel’s mass killing of civilians extends run after sold-out screenings
TL;DR
- NAZA, a documentary about Israel's alleged mass killing of Palestinian civilians in Gaza, debuted at No. 1 in Italy.
- The film beat Avengers Endgame: Encore at the Italian box office and has had its release window extended due to popular demand.
- NAZA won the Special Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival and received a record 25-minute ovation at its premiere.
- The documentary includes testimony from anonymized Israeli soldiers and intelligence officers describing AI-powered surveillance systems used for target selection.
- The film's title, NAZA, is an acronym used by Israeli intelligence to indicate expected civilian deaths in airstrikes.
- NAZA is based on reporting from The Guardian, +972 Magazine, and Local Call.
- The filmmakers, Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, have faced threats of losing their Israeli citizenship for making the film.