Golda
Golda
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.
Kevin Ward reviewedJuly 2, 2025
Helen Mirren, unrecognizable as Israeli prime minister Golda Meir, navigates the 19 day Yom Kippur War in this historical political thriller. Mirren gives a strong performance, but I never truly felt the tension even though the fates were balancing on a razor’s edge. The battle sequences play out on 2 dimensional maps, with newsreel montages and voiceover, and politicians listening to military radio communications in smoke-filled rooms. This direction works decently enough to portray the events, but for my taste it was completely lacking in tension.