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NAZA documentary passes 1.5 million cinema admissions worldwide
Israeli filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor’s documentary NAZA has passed 1.5 million cinema admissions worldwide across 47 territories.
The film examines alleged Israeli military practices used to identify and kill civilians in Gaza, drawing on interviews with Israeli intelligence officers and soldiers.
It won the Special Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival and has become one of 2026’s most-watched theatrical documentaries.
Italy is its strongest market, with more than 717,000 admissions, making it the country’s third most-watched documentary in cinemas.
NAZA has also drawn large audiences in the UK and Ireland, Benelux, the United States and Canada, France and Germany.
The film’s reach has grown despite political backlash in Israel, where Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for its interviewees to be identified and prosecuted, and the culture minister threatened to strip its directors of citizenship.
A free global online release is planned for early December, in multiple languages.
NAZA had reached 1,547,033 cinema admissions across 47 territories by 6 November, making it one of 2026’s most-watched theatrical documentaries.
The documentary was directed by Israeli filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor and produced by the Guardian.
It examines Israeli military practices used to identify and kill people in Gaza, based on interviews with Israeli intelligence officers and soldiers.
Italy was its strongest market, with 717,517 admissions; the film ranked third among documentaries in Italian cinema history.
The film’s producers reported more than $13.5 million in international gross and more than $1 million in the United States.
- Who
- NAZA, directed by Israeli filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor.
- What
- The documentary passed 1.5 million cinema admissions worldwide.
- When
- The total was reported as of 6 November 2026.
- Where
- Across 47 territories worldwide.
- Why
- Not stated.
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NAZA premiered at the Venice Film Festival, where it won the Special Jury Prize.
The film opened in Italy, its strongest market.
NAZA began a self-release in the United States.
Dogwoof opened the film in the UK and Ireland with a live event screening.
Neon came on board as U.S. distributor to expand the film’s release.
NAZA had reached 1,547,033 admissions across 47 territories.
- Worldwide admissions
- 1,547,033 by 6 November
- Territories
- 47
- Italy admissions
- 717,517
- Benelux admissions
- 132,323
- France release
- 48-hour event; more than 82,000 admissions
- International gross
- $13.5 million
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