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- 2023
- Guy Nattiv
- 100 mins
- 12A
Summary
In October 1973, Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir initially refuses to act on intelligence that suggests Egypt and Syria intend to launch a co-ordinated military offensive against Israel. Eventually the attacks begin, catching Minister of Defence Moshe Dayan off guard. Meir refuses to accept his resignation and a weakened Dayan leads the Israeli response, which requires Meir to request air support from US Secretary of State, Henry Kissinger. Biopic, starring Helen Mirren, Zed Josef and Liev Schreiber
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A star rating of 2 out of 5.
James Mottram
Dame Helen Mirren gives a typically considered performance as Golda Meir in this intriguing if rather inert political portrait. The bulk of the drama deals with 1973's Yom Kippur War, which came to define the career of Israel's first woman leader as her country faced aggression from Egypt and Syria. A heavily made-up Mirren is impressive as Meir, whether chain-smoking her way through discussions in a male-dominated war room or facing down US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger (Liev Schreiber). Director Guy Nattiv (Skin) does well to convey the complexities of the war and works wonders re-creating aerial shots of the battles. But the film fails to match either Mirren's 2015 drone drama Eye in the Sky or the somewhat similar Winston Churchill tale Darkest Hour for power. Surprisingly, given the stakes, Golda lacks both dramatic substance and emotional heft.
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rolenameGolda MeirHelen MirrenHenry KissingerLiev SchreiberLou KaddarCamille CottinMoshe DyanRami HeubergerDavid "Dado" ElazarLior Ashkenazi
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Vertical
Released on
2023-10-06
Languages
English | Arabic | Hebrew
Guidance
Disturbing scenes and language.
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