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Golda

  • 2023
  • PG-13
  • 1h 40m
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Golda (2023)
Focuses on the intensely dramatic and high-stakes responsibilities and decisions that Golda Meir, also known as the 'Iron Lady of Israel' faced during the Yom Kippur War.
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Focuses on the intensely dramatic and high-stakes responsibilities and decisions that Golda Meir, also known as the 'Iron Lady of Israel,' faced during the Yom Kippur War.Focuses on the intensely dramatic and high-stakes responsibilities and decisions that Golda Meir, also known as the 'Iron Lady of Israel,' faced during the Yom Kippur War.Focuses on the intensely dramatic and high-stakes responsibilities and decisions that Golda Meir, also known as the 'Iron Lady of Israel,' faced during the Yom Kippur War.

  • Director
    • Guy Nattiv
  • Writer
    • Nicholas Martin
  • Stars
    • Helen Mirren
    • Zed Josef
    • Henry Goodman
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    • Director
      • Guy Nattiv
    • Writer
      • Nicholas Martin
    • Stars
      • Helen Mirren
      • Zed Josef
      • Henry Goodman
    • 90User reviews
    • 131Critic reviews
    • 48Metascore
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 1 win & 10 nominations total

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    Helen Mirren
    Helen Mirren
    • Golda Meir
    Zed Josef
    • Adam Snir
    Henry Goodman
    Henry Goodman
    • Chairman Agranat
    Olivia Brody
    Olivia Brody
    • Young Pianist
    Emma Davies
    Emma Davies
    • Miss Epstein
    Rotem Keinan
    Rotem Keinan
    • Zvi Zamir
    Camille Cottin
    Camille Cottin
    • Lou Kaddar
    Jonathan Tafler
    Jonathan Tafler
    • Dr Rosenfeld
    Ellie Piercy
    Ellie Piercy
    • Shir Shapiro
    Rami Heuberger
    Rami Heuberger
    • Moshe Dayan
    Dvir Benedek
    Dvir Benedek
    • Eli Zeira
    Lior Ashkenazi
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    • David 'Dado' Elazar
    Ed Stoppard
    Ed Stoppard
    • Benny Peled
    Dominic Mafham
    Dominic Mafham
    • Haim Bar-Lev
    Mark Fleischmann
    Mark Fleischmann
    • Minister Uri
    Daniel Ben Zenou
    Daniel Ben Zenou
    • Avner Shalev
    Jaime Ray Newman
    Jaime Ray Newman
    • Henry Kissinger's Secretary
    Liev Schreiber
    Liev Schreiber
    • Henry Kissinger
    • Director
      • Guy Nattiv
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      • Nicholas Martin
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    Reviewers say 'Golda' centers on Golda Meir's leadership during the Yom Kippur War, showcasing her struggles. Helen Mirren's performance is highly acclaimed for its transformation and authenticity. Criticisms include the film's limited focus on the war, absence of broader context about Meir's life, and inconsistent pacing. Some feel the film lacks depth in character and historical events. Opinions on the director's choices and the film's impact are mixed, with some finding it engaging and others considering it disappointingly dry.
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    TxMike

    Focuses on the Yom Kippur war of 1973.

    I was around when all this took place, I was a young career man with wife and kids in 1973. I remember her well, from the news, but knew nothing of her.

    This is not a bio-pic, it covers only a very focused part of her life, namely the 1973 Yom Kippur war. On October 6, 1973, an Arab coalition of Egyptian and Syrian forces launched a surprise attack on Israel on Yom Kippur-the Jewish holy day of atonement.

    Helen Mirren in full prosthetic makeup is almost a dead ringer for Prime Minister Golda Meir. At one point she says she is a politician not a military leader, in her frustration at not getting her head wrapped around the conflict and what they should do. But as the days advance she makes a number of tough decisions after her military leaders present options.

    All this was going on while she was battling cancer at the age of 75, and receiving radiation treatments. And the year after a truce was reached, having to answer to an inquiry about the actions she took. She died in 1978.

    This is a well-made movie that tells an interesting and important story in the history of Israel. And especially now, in the fall of 2023, when Hamas recently attacked Israel and a full-fledged war is in progress as I write this. Why can't everyone get along?

    My wife and I watched it at home on DVD from our public library.
    9musicecklund

    Don't believe the negative reviews!

    Many of the negative reviews here focus on the historical inaccuracies this movie makes of the 1973 Yom Kippur War, but the movie isn't really about the war itself. Instead it's about Golda's own personal struggle to overcome cancer, fear, old age, and the many stresses of war to become the leader her nation needed at that exact moment in time. It is a brilliant performance by Helen Mirren that should be enjoyed for Golda's own personal journey rather than for the accuracy of the battles portrayed in the movie. If you put these inaccuracies aside, you will watch a performance worthy of an Oscar and a story of triumph in the face of almost certain defeat.
    7lianlands

    Less is less

    Too minimalistic, it lacked details about Golda's rich life. It left me with many questions and dissatisfaction. She deserves more than just showing her part in the war and the peace with Egypt.

    Her legacy is nothing compared to who she was, to what she did, to how she even became the first female president ever. The struggles she went throughout her political career are not only the war. The movie should have been named 'Kipur War' and not 'Golda' since it didn't even SHOW Golda as a whole. Iv'e expected to know her more and have more personal outlook on her life. Either way- I appreciate Hellen and her marvelous acting skills.
    Kirpianuscus

    precise portrait of a moment

    I saw it for Helen Mirren. And, indeed, she offers a splendid performance.

    I liked , very much, this precise crafted docudrama , proposing a fair perspective about a politician in middle of a terrible war, fragil and the most powerful from members of her cabinet, impressed by sacrifices of Israeli soldiers and unpitifull in crucial moments, using, in wise manner, the relation with Henry Kissinger , admirable acted by Liev Schreiber.

    A beautiful film for many profound special scenes, from the metamorphose of cigare smoke to the dialogue with Kissinger in kitchen and the birds on the hall of hospital.

    Not exctly a biopic. But useful, for many reasons, anatomy of a moment defining the history of Israel not only as isolated event but as definition of its survive tools , people, reactions, power.
    8schles-1

    Up close and personal

    Having experienced the Yom Kippur War living 10 minutes from Israel's border with both Syria and Jordan, I was very interested to see Golda. There is a lot in this film that captures aspects of Israeli mentality and culture, presented in such a subtle way that it is not until after viewing the film may become apparent to someone who reflects on what the film portrayed.

    More than anything, however, Golda is about Golda. It might surprise some viewers to realize that much of her persona was shaped by having escaped the pogroms of what is now the Ukraine. She was only a child when her family came as immigrants to the US and the film shows a side of her haunted by what might have been had they not made it to a safer country.

    Another interesting element of her story is illustrated by her exchanges with Henry Kissinger. To avoid a "spoiler" I will instead urge the viewer to pay close attention to the inter-actions between them, always behind closed doors.

    Golda is a history lesson wrapped in a biography. It is solid film making with good writing, directing and an outstanding performance from Helen Mirren. It captures an amazing phenomenon: the experience of war time leadership born on the shoulders (and in the kitchen) of a woman who carried this burden with incredible courage, sensitivity, intelligence, and honesty.

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    • Trivia
      Viewers who know little about the life history of Golda Meir may be surprised to hear the British actress Helen Mirren performing the role of an Israeli prime minster with an American accent. In fact, Meir, who was born in present-day Ukraine, grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, after her family immigrated to America when she was about eight years old. The elementary school she attended, Fourth Street School, is now called the Golda Meir School for Gifted and Talented Students. She stayed in the United States until her early twenties, when she made aliyah (immigrated) to the land then known as British Mandate of Palestine.
    • Goofs
      King Hussein of Jordan, after meeting with Sadat and Assad to discuss the war and confirming that Jordan would not take any part of it, on his way back to Jordan landed in Israel and met with Golda Meir and other members of the government on September 25th, 1973, giving them heads up on the impending war. This was declassified a couple of years ago.
    • Quotes

      Henry Kissinger: Madam Prime Minister, in terms of our work together, I think it's important for you to remember that I am first an American, second I'm Secretary of State, and third, I am a Jew.

      Golda Meir: You forget that in Israel we read from right to left.

      Henry Kissinger: Of course.

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    • Release date
      • August 25, 2023 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official Bleecker Street Media
    • Languages
      • English
      • Hebrew
      • Arabic
    • Also known as
      • Ґолда
    • Filming locations
      • Israel
    • Production companies
      • Embankment Films
      • Hianlo
      • Maven Screen Media
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $4,801,781
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $1,695,959
      • Aug 27, 2023
    • Gross worldwide
      • $7,039,700
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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