--- title: "NAZA: the reviews" canonical: "https://film.one/film/naza/reviews" title_page: "https://film.one/film/naza" critics_score: 86 critics_reviews: 15 licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # NAZA (2026): what the critics said Critics' score 86 from 15 reviews: 15 positive, 0 mixed, 0 negative. The reviews are unanimous in their approval. Nearly every critic reaches for the word essential, or something close to it, and most describe the film as devastating or unsettling. The praise clusters on the interviews: anonymous Israeli intelligence officers filmed in shadow on rooftops, speaking about targeting and killing in Gaza with a plainness critics find more chilling than any argument. Several also admire the contrast between ordinary Tel Aviv nightlife and the ruins across the border, and the restraint of the filmmaking as a whole. The spread is narrow, and the reservations are matters of degree rather than dissent. The Guardian is uneasy about the anonymity of the sources; Little White Lies finds the film less sure of itself when it tries to be more than an extension of the filmmakers’ journalism; The Playlist thinks one visual device does not land. The Hollywood Reporter adds that the accounts of mass killing leave the viewer in despair. Nobody argues the film is dishonest, only that its methods raise questions it does not fully answer. ## Time Out — John Bleasdale Rating 5/5. 9 September 2026. Festival review. The critic condemns the conduct depicted as devastating and damning. The review singles out the documentary’s account of Israeli military actions in Gaza. [Read the review](https://www.timeout.com/movies/naza-review-2026) ## IndieWire — Siddhant Adlakha Rating A. 10 September 2026. Festival review. The critic calls the documentary an essential, deeply unsettling account of the mechanics of genocide. They praise its shadowy rooftop interviews and striking visual form for illuminating the subjects’ contradictions and banal evils. [Read the review](https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/movies/naza-documentary-review-1235215395/) ## Vulture — Bilge Ebiri Fi1m's normalised score 95/100 (inferred from the text). 10 September 2026. Ebiri calls the documentary a bombshell and an essential, deeply unsettling account of systematic violence. He praises its spare, artful visual approach, especially the contrast between Tel Aviv’s ordinary nighttime life and Gaza’s devastation. [Read the review](https://www.vulture.com/article/review-naza-is-one-of-the-most-important-films-of-our-time.html) ## The Hollywood Reporter — Jordan Mintzer Fi1m's normalised score 90/100 (inferred from the text). 10 September 2026. Festival review. Mintzer calls the film a brave, indispensable act of bearing witness, though its accounts of mass killing leave a sense of despair. He praises its sober, thoroughly documented interviews with IDF intelligence officers, which expose the systems and attitudes behind the killings. [Read the review](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/naza-review-gaza-idf-documentary-no-other-land-1236696398/) ## The New Yorker — Richard Brody Fi1m's normalised score 90/100 (inferred from the text). 23 September 2026. Brody regards the documentary as a powerful artistic and moral achievement. He praises its restrained visual form and the way its interviews turn testimony into an act of witness. [Read the review](https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-front-row/naza-puts-israel-face-to-face-with-the-war-in-gaza) ## Slant Magazine — Eli Friedberg Rating 3.5/4. 18 September 2026. Festival review. Friedberg calls the documentary an overwhelming and vital work of investigative journalism. He praises its chilling portrayal of how Israeli military systems and personnel enable mass killing in Gaza. [Read the review](https://www.slantmagazine.com/film/naza-review-yuval-abraham-rachel-szor/) ## Screen Daily — Lee Marshall Fi1m's normalised score 85/100 (inferred from the text). 10 September 2026. Festival review. The review presents the documentary as urgent and wrenching, with a gut-punch impact. It singles out the interviews with Israeli operatives about their actions in Gaza. [Read the review](https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/naza-review-urgent-gut-punch-doc-from-no-other-land-directors-interviews-israeli-operatives-about-their-actions-in-gaza/5220288.article) ## Sight and Sound — BFI Fi1m's normalised score 85/100 (inferred from the text). 11 September 2026. Festival review. The critic calls the documentary essential and devastating, presenting it as an unflinching account that challenges denial and silence. They praise its precise, focused interviews for exposing the procedures and thinking behind the killings. [Read the review](https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/reviews/naza-essential-documentary-from-co-directors-no-other-land-lays-bare-machinery-killing-gaza) ## The AV Club — Monica Castillo Fi1m's normalised score 80/100 (inferred from the text). 30 September 2026. The critic finds NAZA a sobering, effective indictment of systemic violence and the technology enabling it. She singles out the hidden operators’ firsthand testimony for making the human decisions behind the devastation unmistakable. [Read the review](https://www.avclub.com/naza-documentary-israel-war-crimes-american-technology-confessions-no-other-land-team) ## Little White Lies — Rafa Sales Ross Fi1m's normalised score 70/100 (inferred from the text). Festival review. Ross finds the documentary damning and effective, though it is less sure-footed when distinguishing itself from the filmmakers’ journalism. She singles out the stark contrast between the concealed perpetrators’ accounts and the victims’ eventual appearance on screen. [Read the review](https://lwlies.com/venice-film-festival/naza-first-look-review) ## The Guardian — Peter Bradshaw Fi1m's normalised score 70/100 (inferred from the text). 10 September 2026. Festival review. Bradshaw finds the documentary disquieting and effective at bringing the anguish of Gaza into sharp focus, despite reservations about the anonymity of its sources. He singles out the shadowy rooftop interviews and images of Tel Aviv’s prosperous life as a chilling contrast. [Read the review](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/sep/10/naza-review-israel-gaza) ## Eye for Film — Amber Wilkinson Fi1m's normalised score 90/100 (inferred from the text). 1 October 2026. Wilkinson calls the documentary compelling, devastating and essential viewing. She singles out its systematic, sobering testimony and detail about how military targeting systems dehumanise and endanger civilians. [Read the review](https://www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/review/naza-2026-film-review-by-amber-wilkinson) ## The Wrap Fi1m's normalised score 90/100 (inferred from the text). 10 September 2026. Festival review. The critic finds NAZA a morally alarming, deeply unsettling indictment of Israeli military policy. They praise its stark rooftop imagery for implicating ordinary city life in the film’s account of collateral damage. [Read the review](https://www.thewrap.com/creative-content/movies/naza-review-israel-gaza-documentary/) ## Deadline — Matthew Carey Fi1m's normalised score 85/100 (inferred from the text). 13 September 2026. Festival review. Carey presents the documentary as a devastating and urgent investigation into alleged Israeli military practices in Gaza. He singles out its anonymous soldiers’ testimonies and the film’s quieter scenes for deepening its critique. [Read the review](https://deadline.com/2026/09/naza-review-venice-film-festival-1237100430/) ## The Playlist — Marshall Shaffer Rating B+. 10 September 2026. Festival review. The critic finds the documentary a chilling, compelling account of Israel’s war machine, though one visual device falls flat. They praise its measured pacing and methodical use of insiders’ testimony to expose surveillance and automated targeting. [Read the review](https://theplaylist.net/naza-review-yuval-abraham-rachel-szor-venice-20260910/) --- © Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Our review: https://film.one/film/naza.md