‘NAZA,’ short for ‘collateral damage’ in Hebrew, features interviews with 24 IDF troops about what filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor describe as ‘calculated’ mass killings
NAZA, a new documentary from Oscar-winning Israeli filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor about the killing of civilians in Gaza, received a record 25-minute ovation at its premiere at the 83rd Venice Film Festival on Thursday, an AFP reporter witnessed.
As Abraham and Szor headed up the red carpet in a rain-soaked Venice, there were shouts of “Free Palestine” and “Free Israel” from onlookers.
The film is named after the Hebrew acronym for “collateral damage.” It features interviews with 24 IDF soldiers, mostly intelligence officers, about what the filmmakers describe as the “premeditated, calculated and intentional” mass killing of Palestinians in Gaza since the Hamas-led onslaught of October 7, 2023, that sparked the war.
It is based on reporting that appeared in the Israeli left-wing activist outlets +972 Magazine and Local Call, and the UK’s Guardian, at least some of which has been challenged by the Israel Defense Forces.
