We just working on a movie and it may happen and may not happen. So we didn't really know when this movie's going to come out. It was a script that was running around, and I was attached to it only in 2018. Guy Nattiv: So this film started to brew in 2016/2017. Moviefone: To begin with, can you talk about why now was the right time to tell Golda Meir’s story, the relevance that it still holds to this day, and the themes you wanted to explore with this film?

Moviefone recently had the pleasure of speaking with Academy Award-winning director Guy Nattiv about his work on ‘Golda,’ her incredible true story and why now was the right time to tell it, Helen Mirren's transformative performance, Liev Schreiber’s real life meeting with Henry Kissinger, his unusual alliance with Meir, Nattiv’s directorial choices, and what he hopes audiences learn from watching the movie.

Jaime Ray Newman (' Catch Me If You Can') as Henry Kissinger's Secretary.

Emma Davies (' The Hustle') as Miss Epstein.

Ellie Piercy (' Lady Chatterley's Lover') as Shir Shapiro.Dominic Mafham (' Sniper: Legacy') as Haim Bar-Lev.Lior Ashkenazi (' Norman') as David Elazar.Ohad Knoller (' The Operative') as Ariel Sharon.Rami Heuberger (' Schindler's List') as Moshe Dayan.

Camille Cottin (' Stillwater') as Lou Kaddar.Liev Schreiber (' Spotlight') as Henry Kissinger.Helen Mirren (' The Queen,' ' Barbie') as Golda Meir.Helen Mirren in Bleecker Street/ShivHans Pictures' 'Golda.' Credit: Sean Gleason, Courtesy of Bleecker Street/ShivHans Pictures.

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