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Cinemas asked to drop hyped film about Gaza war

The directors of 'Naza' do not want the documentary shown on the anniversary of Hamas' terror attack on Wednesday, October 7th.

Directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor won the Special Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival on September 12th. (Photo: © Yves Herman, Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix)

By Heikki Yding ( [email protected] ) Today at 21:15

Cinemas across the country have been asked to avoid showing one of the most talked-about films about the war in Gaza on the anniversary of Hamas' terror attack on Israel.

It is Angel Films, the importer of the documentary 'Naza', that is behind the request.

Director Peter Sølvsten states that it is a wish from the directors of 'Naza', Rachel Szor and Yuval Abraham.

At the cinema Øst for Paradis in Aarhus, the wish is being heeded.

"We respect that, and therefore the film will not be shown on that date," says director Line Bjørn.

Cinema-goers who had already bought tickets for the film on Wednesday have received a letter from Øst for Paradis stating that it will not be shown on the anniversary.

"They of course fully understood that," says Line Bjørn.

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Shown in 30 cinemas

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'Naza' had its Danish premiere last Thursday, and it has been shown in at least 30 cinemas across the country, Angel Films reports.

Last month, the film won the Special Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival, and it is based on anonymous testimonies from sources in the Israeli military and intelligence services.

In the film, the Israeli military is accused of systematic mass killing of Palestinian civilians in Gaza - something the military has "categorically denied". At the same time, Israelis have criticised the use of anonymous sources in the film.

The directors behind 'Naza' are not popular in Israel. Israel's culture minister, Miki Zohar, has even threatened to strip the two film directors of their Israeli citizenship. (Photo: © Amir Cohen, Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix)

Nevertheless, the film has received excellent Danish reviews - both film magazine Ekko, Soundvenue and Politiken have given five or six stars to 'Naza'.

And at Øst for Paradis, director Line Bjørn also expects that they will keep it on the programme for a long time - except, of course, on October 7th.

"It is a documentary about a difficult subject, but ticket sales have been quite good," she says.

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