In Israel, former Hamas hostages criticize NAZA film
In Israel, former Hamas hostages Rom Braslavsky and Eliya Cohen criticized the documentary film NAZA after it received the Special Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival, The Jerusalem Post reports. They said that the film and its directors ignore their experience of captivity in Gaza and present events one-sidedly.
Statements by former hostages
According to the publication, Rom Braslavsky spent 738 days in captivity in Gaza. In a post on social media platform X, he called directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor traitors and said they should be imprisoned.
Eliya Cohen posted a video on Instagram in which he said that something needed to be done about the film’s creators and that they should be taught a lesson so they understand they are not welcome in Israel. Cohen spent more than 500 days in Hamas captivity and said he suffered hunger and torture at the hands of Hamas.
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Reaction to the film
Cohen also said that he feared the residents of Gaza whom he encountered, and Hamas militants even more. According to him, NAZA completely ignores what the hostages went through, turns reality upside down, and presents a one-sided story.
The film was screened at the Venice Film Festival on Thursday, after which it received an almost 25-minute ovation. On Saturday, the film won the Special Jury Prize. NAZA is scheduled to premiere at the New York Film Festival on September 26, while no public release of the film has been announced so far.
