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'Golda' depicts a key moment in Israeli history. Its director sees parallels to today

The biopic Golda stars Helen Mirren as Israel's first female prime minister, leading the country through the pivotal, 19-day Yom Kippur War in 1973. Its director says it's especially relevant today.

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Q&A: 'Golda' director Guy Nattiv seeks to soften, deepen the memory of Golda Meir

As Israel's first and only female prime minister, Golda Meir may have broken a glass ceiling

The Independent UK

Helen Mirren's Jewish casting debate

Is she guilty of "Jewface," as Bradley Cooper was accused of for wearing a fake nose to play Leonard Bernstein?

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Helen Mirren plays it dour in the smoke-filled gloom of Golda Meir biopic

Constant clouds from cigarettes further obscure the film’s simplistic portrayal.

Chicago Sun-Times

The contemporary reach of ‘Golda’ during the ‘Yom Kippur of democracy’ - Roll Call

With "Golda," director Guy Nattiv depicts the story of Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir’s leadership during the 1973 Yom Kippur War.

Roll Call

Movie Review: Filmmakers behind biopic 'Golda,' starring Helen Mirren, get lost in a swirl of smoke

Golda Meir was many things

The Independent UK

Helen Mirren visits Jerusalem for new film 'Golda,' says she is inspired by anti-government protests

Helen Mirren, who plays Israel’s first female prime minister in her latest film, says she has been inspired by the widespread protests against the country’s current prime minister

The Independent UK

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The Washington Post’s Scattershot Reporting On Jenin

“One cannot and must not try to erase the past merely because it does not fit the present,” Golda Meir purportedly said

Zenger

Helen Mirren says she tried to ‘turn a blind eye’ to casting criticism after Jewish role backlash

‘It’s a legitimate discussion,’ actor said, referring to her role as former Israeli prime minister Golda Meir

The Independent UK

Golda starring Helen Mirren — release date, cast, plot, first look and all about the movie following Israel's legendary Prime Minister Golda Meir

In Golda we'll see Dame Helen Mirren transformed into the ‘Iron Lady of Israel’.

WhatToWatch

Golda review – lifeless Meir biopic hides Helen Mirren’s talent in a cloud of cigarette smoke

As a drama about the Yom Kippur war, this film is bafflingly dull. As a portrait of Golda Meir, Israel’s prime minister at the time, it’s even worse

The Guardian - UK

‘For me, she had the Jewish chops to play Golda’: director of Golda Meir film addresses casting Helen Mirren

Guy Nattiv defends choosing actor to play the former Israeli prime minister in a new biopic, amid debate about 'authentic casting’

The Guardian - UK

50 years ago, the Munich Olympics massacre changed how we think about terrorism

Gunmen held members of the Israeli team hostage, eventually killing them, during the 1972 Munich Olympics. The attack was the first time a global audience had witnessed terrorism as it happened.

WEKU

Helen Mirren on Golda Meir role backlash

The acclaimed actor opens the conversation about what authentic casting looks like

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The Independent UK

Helen Mirren says Maureen Lipman was right to criticise her casting as Jewish Golda Meir

Lipman questioned why a Jewish actor wasn’t playing the role instead of Mirren

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