The 40th edition of the Jerusalem Film Festival will open with Guy Nattiv’s film Golda, starring Helen Mirren, in a festive screening at the Sultan’s Pool in Jerusalem on July 13, 2023. The glamorous Helen Mirren is unrecognizable, as makeup transforms her appearance, recreating Golda Meir’s signature look, with her ubiquitous cigarettes. Golda will be distributed in Israel by United King Films and will be released on August 24, 2023. The Jerusalem Film Festival’s closing film will be Anatomy of a Fall, directed by Justine Triet, which won the Palme d’Or as well as the Palm Dog Award at the 76th Cannes Film Festival. The Jerusalem Film Festival will take place from July 13 – 23, 2023.