Golda( 2023)

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Israel, 1973... One woman stood between victory and defeat.

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Set during the tense 19 days of the Yom Kippur War in 1973, Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir is faced with the potential of Israel’s complete destruction. She must navigate overwhelming odds, a skeptical cabinet and a complex relationship with US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, with millions of lives in the balance. Her tough leadership and compassion would ultimately decide the fate of her nation and leave her with a controversial legacy around the world.

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Helen Mirren
Golda Meir
Camille Cottin
Lou Kaddar
Liev Schreiber
Henry Kissinger
Lior Ashkenazi
David 'Dado' Elazar
Rami Heuberger
Moshe Dayan
Rotem Keinan
Zvi Zamir
Dvir Benedek
Eli Zeira
Ellie Piercy
Shir Shapiro
Henry Goodman
Chairman Agranat
Ed Stoppard
Benny Peled
Dominic Mafham
Haim Bar-Lev
Ohad Knoller
Ariel Sharon
Emma Davies
Miss Epstein
Mark Fleischmann
Minister Uri
Daniel Ben Zenou
Avner Shalev
Olivia Brody
Young Pianist
Zed Josef
Adam Snir
Jaime Ray Newman
Henry Kissinger's Secretary
Jonathan Tafler
Dr Rosenfeld
Sara Matin
Yael - Female Soldier
Muneesh Sharma
Israeli Army Officer (uncredited)
Kit Rakusen
Gideon Meir (uncredited)
Sumit Chakravarti
Israeli Soldier (uncredited)
Sam Shoubber
Member of Israel Agranat Commission (uncredited)
Peter Watson
Israeli Policeman (uncredited)
Pierre Bergman
Cabinet Minister (uncredited)

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A review by Brent Marchant

Written by Brent Marchant on Sat Aug 26 2023

Paying homage to a country’s great leader is certainly a worthy and noble undertaking, but, when it comes to director Guy Nattiv’s would-be tribute to Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir (Helen Mirren), the film comes up far short of what it could have been. The film focuses on Meir’s handling of the 1973 Yom Kippur War, when the nation was on the brink of collapse from “surprise” (though strongly anticipated) attacks by Egypt and Syria, largely as retribution for their territorial losses in the 1967 Six-Day War, with significant support from the Soviet Union. The picture presents a detailed by-t...