Prime Minister Prime! On-Air Review of ‘Golda’

Submitted by PatrickMcD on August 25, 2023 - 8:39am

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Rating: 4.0/5.0

CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Scott Thompson on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on August 25th, reviewing “Golda,” set in a tense period in the career of 1970s Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir. In theaters on August 25th.

The film primarily deals with the decision making process of Golda Meir (Helen Mirren) during the Yom Kippur War, a 19-day conflict pitting Egypt, Syria and other Arab countries against Israel in the Sinai Peninsula and the Golan Heights … which Israel had occupied since the 1967 Six-Day war. To make matters worse, it was a surprise attack on the Holy Day of Yom Kippur. The fighting generated many casualties, which Prime Minister Meir would dutifully record in her diary. The cease fire was partially brokered by Henry Kissinger (Liev Scrieiber) and the Arab successes allowed for the concessions that would eventually lead to the historic peace deal in 1978.

Golda
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Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com reviewed “Golda” during the Morning Mess with Scott Thompson on WBGR-FM, Monroe, Wisconsin, August 25th, 2023 …

”Golda” in theaters on August 25th. Featuring Helen Mirren, Rami Heuberger, Lior Ashkenazi, Camille Cottin and Liev Schreiber. Written by Nicholas Martin. Directed by Guy Nativ. Rated “PG-13”