The verdict on Helen Mirren’s portrayal of Golda Meir

The director thought the veteran English actress ‘had the Jewish chops’ to play the legendary Israeli PM - but reviews have been mixed.

‘For me, she had the Jewish chops to play Golda’: director of Golda Meir film addresses casting Helen Mirren (Guardian)
Guy Nattiv defends choosing actor to play the former Israeli prime minister in a new biopic, amid debate about 'authentic casting’

‘Golda’ Director Guy Nattiv Address Helen Mirren Casting, Details Making an ‘Authentic’ Israeli Story (Variety)

‘Golda’ Review: Helen Mirren Channels Golda Meir in a Tense Dramatization of the Yom Kippur War (Variety)
She brings the prime minister to flinty, vibrant life at a time when Israel faced an existential threat

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