The investigative documentary produced by the Guardian details Israel's mass civilian casualties in Gaza and has generated over 1.5 million admissions across 47 territories. It performed particularly well in Italy, where it became the nation's third most-watched theatrical documentary ever with 717,517 viewers. Beyond commercial success, the film secured major industry honors while triggering threats of state prosecution and citizenship revocation against contributors from Israeli officials. A free multilingual global streaming release on theguardian.com is scheduled to follow in early December.
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Strong theatrical turnout across Europe and North America cemented the film as a commerci…: Strong theatrical turnout across Europe and North America cemented the film as a commercial and critical success.
Official Israeli pushback included a ministerial threat to strip the film's directors of…: Official Israeli pushback included a ministerial threat to strip the film's directors of their national citizenship.
Public access will expand substantially when the documentary premieres as a free multilin…: Public access will expand substantially when the documentary premieres as a free multilingual stream in early December.
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NAZA, the award-winning documentary that details Israel’s mass killing of civilians in Gaza, has been seen by more than 1.5 million people since being released in cinemas across the world last month.
The film, which is directed by the Oscar-winning Israeli film-makers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor and produced by the Guardian, has reached a worldwide audience of 1,547,033 as of Friday 6 November, making it one of the most-watched documentary films with a theatrical release in 2026.
NAZA won the Special Jury prize at the Venice film festival in September, where its premiere was met with a record 24.5 minute standing ovation, and has received widespread critical acclaim. It drew worldwide attention after Israel’s culture minister threatened to strip its directors of their citizenship and prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the identification and prosecution of the film’s interviewees.
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