A ticking-clock thriller set during the tense 19 days of the Yom Kippur War. Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir (Helen Mirren) must navigate overwhelming odds, a skeptical cabinet and a complex relationship with US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger (Liev Schreiber) with millions of lives in the balance. Her tough leadership and compassion would ultimately decide the fate of her nation.
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00:00 [Music]
00:15 Four, three, two, one.
00:19 Today the Egyptian and Syrian armies launched an offensive against Israel.
00:26 Our enemies hoped to surprise the citizens of Israel on Yom Kippur.
00:31 Our troops are outnumbered seven to one.
00:34 If the Arabs reach Tel Aviv, Israel will be wiped off the map.
00:40 [Music]
00:46 In my day, they stood for the Prime Minister.
00:49 Secretary Kissinger is on the line.
00:51 Remember that I am first an American, second I am Secretary of State, and third I am a Jew.
00:56 We forget that in Israel we read from right to left.
01:00 [Music]
01:03 The American people will pay a high price for supporting Israel.
01:06 If we have to, we will fight alone.
01:08 Our troops in the canal, they're surrounded.
01:11 You rescued these boys.
01:13 It might be a catastrophe.
01:14 [Explosion]
01:15 If the Americans throw us to the dogs, I will not be taken alive.
01:19 The Egyptians have fired a cruise missile at Tel Aviv.
01:22 [Explosion]
01:25 Well, I'm not going to get under the table, but don't let me stop you.
01:29 [Music]
01:31 If the Egyptians defeat us with Soviet weapons, what message does that send to the free world?
01:35 [Music]
01:37 The Russians are preparing 11 airborne divisions.
01:40 When I was a child in Ukraine, they would beat Jews to death in the street for fun.
01:46 I am not that little girl hiding in the cellar.
01:50 [Music]
01:56 Do you know how many people died?
01:58 All those boys.
02:00 I will carry that pain to my grave.
02:02 [Music]
02:06 We will keep fighting for a guarantee of life and peace.
02:11 [Music]