The Guardian plans on giving NAZA away for free after theatrical release

NAZA, which takes its name from an Israeli acronym for collateral damage, was directed by Abraham and Szor, half of the filmmaking team behind 2024’s No Other Land. It lands in the U.S. on September 29 at New York’s IFC Center, before rolling out to Los Angeles and other cities on October 9, followed by a full national rollout. As of now, the film is set to open in the UK, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Canada, Hong Kong, Brazil, Turkey, Thailand, France, Spain, Germany, Central America, and the Middle East. According to the announcement, The Guardian is attempting to get the film shown in the occupied Palestinian territories and Israel, where the filmmakers’ parents have been threatened, and the prime minister has sought ways to strip them of citizenship. The film received a 25-minute standing ovation at the Venice Film Festival, where it premiered and won the special jury prize. 

Shot on Tel Aviv rooftops in the dead of night, the film features interviews with 24 whistleblowers from the Israeli intelligence and military. They reveal the extent to which Israel allows civilian casualties and how many they expect in each airstrike. In one instance, a source claims troops were given approval to kill as many as 500 people to take out a single Hamas member.