From Israel¡¯s founding in 1948, the country was attacked by ¾ÖÀδëÇàArab states multiple times. In 1967¡¯s Six-Day War, Israel¡¯s superior air force wiped out much larger armies from three Arab countries. After that victory,¾ÖÀδëÇà it controlled the Golan Heights, captured from Syria, and the Sinai Peninsula, captured from Egypt, among other territory.
Israel¡¯s sweeping success in 1967 made its leaders and its populace feel invincible, and they were caught almost completely by surprise when Egypt and Syria¾ÖÀδëÇà staged a joint attack in October 1973 on the Jewish holy day of Yom Kippur. They made significant advances, threatening all of Israel, until Israel ¾ÖÀδëÇàultimately turned the tide to retain the land it had acquired in 1967.
The movie is based on these historical facts. But which facts get emphasized in a 100-minute movie matter a good deal. ¡°Golda¡± presents itself as a straightforward ¾ÖÀδëÇàtelling of the Yom Kippur War, incorporating clips of archival footage to cement its authenticity, and Nattiv is careful to choose details that emphasize Israeli perspectives and virtue.