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The contemporary reach of ‘Golda’ during the ‘Yom Kippur of democracy’

Political Theater, Episode 298

Guy Nattiv, director of the film "Golda," about former Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir, is interviewed for the Roll Call Political Theater podcast at the office of PR Collaborative in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 18.
Guy Nattiv, director of the film "Golda," about former Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir, is interviewed for the Roll Call Political Theater podcast at the office of PR Collaborative in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 18. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

With “Golda,” director Guy Nattiv depicts the story of Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir’s leadership during the 1973 Yom Kippur War, bringing his affection for the paranoid thrillers of the 1970s to the screen during a time of heightened political tensions in Israel and the rest of the democratic world. 

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