Censorship is not the same for everyoneIranian director Panahi also deserves Naza’s applauseThe renowned director, sentenced to five years, is subjected to the punishment of a terrifying regime which for decades has prevented him from filming, arrested him and banned him. Yet at best he receives only formal, detached solidarity – if any at all.byGiulio Meotti30 OCT 26
Between emotionalism and moral sentimentThere is no need to prove the facts; a reconstructed reality is sufficient. Beyond NazaFiction? Reality? It doesn’t matter; what matters is that it reflects our moral sentimentbyMichele Silenzi10 OCT 26
7 October specialIn search of some truth. An interview with journalist Raviv DruckerThe investigative journalist takes us into the rift between Israeli society’s and the rest of the world’s perceptions of itself and its traumas, looking at the “Bibi Files” and “Naza”.bySharon Nizza7 OCT 26
The replyThe Israeli army responds to NazaThe IDF responds to the film, acclaimed at the Venice Film Festival and in Italian cinemas, which opposes the war against Hamas. The distortion of reality begins with the headline and ends with the despicable accusation of genocide2 OCT 26
The editorial in Il FoglioThe IDF document on Gaza, which debunks the frivolous simplification and moral ambiguity of ‘Naza’, is a text of painful seriousnessDocuments from the Israeli army show that the documentary is a tool of manipulation which exploits unproven arguments to support a preconceived thesis and draws nonsensical and defamatory conclusions from completely distorted facts or outright fabricationsbyGiuliano Ferrara2 OCT 26
NUOVO CINEMA MANCUSOAnonymous sources, but the audience applauds on the basis of trust. “Naza” continues Twenty-five minutes of applause at the Venice Film Festival marked the start of the popular uprising. This sort of film does not usually attract large audiences, but this could well be an exception. For reasons not entirely cinematicbyMariarosa Mancuso1 OCT 26
MAGAZINEAnatomy of the perfect ‘Naza’ operation. Israel’s area of interestOnce immortalised on the big screen, a myth is much harder to dispel. All the more so when it is underpinned by an entire cultural and economic ecosystem. Venice was the perfect settingbyGiulio Meotti26 SEP 26
THE INTERVIEWEven if Hamas praises “Naza”“What these two filmmakers have done is cross a red line, even within Israeli discourse: deliberately fuelling the international campaign that seeks to portray Israel as the world’s biggest criminal.” Yossi Klein Halevi speaksbyGiulio Meotti17 SEP 26