Golda (2019)

I followed the advice of Danielle Solzman that the Helen Mirren movie isn’t worth watching (not least because of the non-Jewish actor in the main role), and watched this documentary instead. I liked that it covers more than just the 1973 Yom Kippur war, but I admit that…

DrSheep

The world...it is complicated. There’s no easy answers but it’s a very empathetic movie, for all the people involved. My one complaint was that the narration doesn’t sound like narration but like someone reading a bunch of captions from a museum exhibit out loud.

Andrew Rostan

גולדה תמיד הייתה אישה מעניינת בעיני, היה בה משהו לא נוסחתי - כבר מיולדתי שמעתי עליה בעיקר דברים לא נעימים, התפיסה הקולקטיבית המושרשת אודותיה נופלת אוטומטית למחדלים הגדולים הקשורים לכהונתה ולא הרבה מעבר. מנגד, היא בהחלט הייתה עוף קצת מוזר בנוף הפוליטי דאז ומלבד העובדות…

Adi Meydani

First Screening. Kanopy. My Study. Outstanding documentary that has horrid narration that must be borne in order to appreciate the back and forth. History is complicated, and this was certainly a complicated woman. Unfortunately there is no clear coat view of her. I just…

DYLANDAVIS

״אני מקווה שיכתבו עליי ברחמים.״

hila

“They will gain nothing by force. If they want their land back they must recognize the sovereign state of Israel,” ohh how It drips with irony.  Inside me are two wolves. One entirely aware of and disgusted by current political climate this film now exists within. And the…

whatsaspoof

Watching this from the diaspora after 10/7: "it's a tragic but inspirational story."

xanthosxaos

Good documentary mostly covering the later life and career of Golda Meir. Naturally, the film hones in on the Yom Kippur war and its aftermath. It also covers issues such as immigration, the ethnic and historical differences between Ashkenazi and Mizrahi Jews and…

thealternative

TIL: Israel had its own Black Panther movement lead by Mizrahi Jews

dpadr