Naza: The Real Story, the counter-documentary response to the film by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor arrives from Israel

While Naza by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor continues its international journey after the Special Jury Prize at the 83rd Venice Film Festival, a documentary arrives from Israel that offers itself as a direct response.

It is called Naza: The Real Story and was created with the declared aim of contesting the testimonies and reconstructions of the original film. The counter-documentary, lasting 49 minutes, is directed by Lieutenant Colonel Roi Danino, Hagai Gutman and Ariel Averbuch and is available for free on the official website, also with English subtitles.

According to the Jerusalem Post, the film uses images, recordings and materials from the Israeli army, as well as the testimonies of officers and commanders, to support an alternative reconstruction of the operations in Gaza: among the elements cited are the presence of Hamas fighters in civilian areas, the procedures for authorizing the raids, the rules of engagement and the management of humanitarian aid. The statements are presented as testimonies of the interviewees and not as facts independently verified by the film.

The comparison comes as Naza continues to record significant results in Italy: distributed by I Wonder Pictures since September 28, the documentary has exceeded 2.2 million euros. After its debut in New York, Abraham and Szor's film will also continue its international distribution, while the Guardian has announced a subsequent free online availability.