In “Golda,” casting Mirren — a White, internationally renowned, British actress — is a metaphor for the way the film blurs Israeli identity with a generalized White, Western identity. By doing so, it ...

‘Golda’ is a ticking-clock thriller set during the tense 19 days of the Yom Kippur War in 1973. Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir (Mirren), faced with the potential of Israel’s complete destruction, ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... It’s wonderful to see Helen Mirren taking on a meaty role into which she can sink her highly talented teeth. In recent years, the acclaimed English actor has ...

When we see Dame Helen Mirren as Golda, no one should raise any doubts about what proves to be the most natural casting for Golda. I was fortunate and grateful to have helped the brilliant and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When Guy Nattiv came on board to direct Golda — centered on the first and only female Prime Minister of Israel Golda Meir — he ...

This movie feels, at times, like it is Martin Scorsese’s Golda. Don’t get too excited, though, because it’s not. That’s not because it’s as good as a Scorsese film but employs techniques reminiscent ...

There’s a powerful and timely political message running through Golda, the new historical drama starring Helen Mirren as Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir during the 1973 Yom Kippur War, and that ...

Moviefone recently had the pleasure of speaking with Academy Award-winning director Guy Nattiv about his work on ‘Golda,’ her incredible true story and why now was the right time to tell it, Helen ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In Guy Nattiv’s new feature film “Golda,” which arrived in theaters Friday, Helen Mirren plays Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir ...

Director Guy Nattiv also talks about releasing his film while Israelis are protesting the current Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s attempt to reform the judiciary: "Golda believed in the high court ...

Editor’s Note: Noah Berlatsky (@nberlat) is a freelance writer in Chicago. The views expressed here are his own. View more opinion articles on CNN. In Guy Nattiv’s new feature film “Golda,” which ...

(CNN) — In Guy Nattiv’s new feature film “Golda,” which arrived in theaters Friday, Helen Mirren plays Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir during the crisis of the 1973 Yom Kippur War. Mirren is not ...