Can’t you play a character from a background or religion other than your own? “It’s alarming and ridiculous” for Helen Mirren, who faced controversy surrounding the film “Golda”.

Helen Mirren, who won an Oscar in 2007 for her performance in The Queen, will soon star in Golda, a biopic centered on former Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir. The 78-year-old actor was British, he had to face the controversy of being accused of “Jewface”.

Indeed, according to some, Helen Mirren was not of Jewish faith, she should not have played the character of Golda Meir. The term “Jewface” refers to “blackface,” a racist practice consisting of painting the face black.

The actor responded to this controversy in the microphone Radio Times. “It’s scarier for a screenwriter to be told he’s not allowed to write about topics he doesn’t have a direct DNA connection to. I think that should be very alarming. And funny.”she argued.

Helen Mirren specifically responded to the statement of Golda’s screenwriter, Nicholas Martin. The latter argued that there was a “creeping authoritarianism” in the entertainment industry, telling screenwriters that they “I can’t do this or that”. “Should I write about middle-aged men living in South London?”he asked sarcastically.

I don’t think all this talk about non-Jews playing Jews is helpful… Helen’s job was to portray Golda authentically.

“I don’t think all this talk about non-Jews playing Jews is helpful. . . . Helen’s job was to portray Golda authentically, and Golda’s family would have approved of that. A prominent Israeli historian said that ‘Ellen was more Golda than Golda.’It was emphasized by Nicholas Martin.

Helen Mirren was defended by Golda’s Israeli director Guy Nativ. “I never felt like I was compromising the film’s authenticity by hiring Ellen, who can go from being funny and gentle, like a grandmother, to the ruthless brutality of a politician.”she said.

Golda, also played by our French Camille Cotin, follows the 1973 Yom Kippur War episode. During this conflict, Golda Meir had to make important decisions in the face of a surprise attack on Israel by Egypt, Syria, and Jordan. . A French release date has not yet been announced.