Golda

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.

Cast

Helen Mirren

as Golda Meir

Camille Cottin

as Lou Kaddar

Liev Schreiber

as Henry Kissinger

Lior Ashkenazi

as David 'Dado' Elazar

Rami Heuberger

as Moshe Dayan

Rotem Keinan

as Zvi Zamir

Dvir Benedek

as Eli Zeira

Ellie Piercy

as Shir Shapiro

Henry Goodman

as Chairman Agranat

Ed Stoppard

as Benny Peled

Reviews

Brent Marchant

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 ...

CinemaSerf

I suppose this might have been a little bit more interesting if I had known more about the 'Yom Kippur" war that threatened the still quite fledgling state of Israel. With Egypt and Syria massing huge numbers of troops and tanks on the borders, it falls to the Israeli prime minister Golda Meir (Dame...

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