A Tale of Love and Darkness (2015)

Original title

סיפור על אהבה וחושך

Directed by

Natalie Portman

Genre

drama film

Country

Israel, United States

Runtime

1h 38m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

5.7 of 10 from 152 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young boy grows up in Jerusalem during the final years of British rule and the early years of Israel. The story focuses on his relationship with his parents and the difficult choices they face.

melancholicintimateslow-burncontemplativepersonalquietly intensenostalgichistorical

What happens

A Tale of Love and Darkness (Hebrew: סיפור על אהבה וחושך, pronounced [sipuʁ al ahava vaxo∫ex]) is a 2015 drama film written and directed by Natalie Portman in her directorial feature debut. Based on the memoir of the same name by Israeli author Amos Oz, it takes place in Jerusalem in the last years of Mandatory Palestine and the first years of independent Israel. It stars Amir Tessler as Oz, and Gilad Kahana and Portman as his parents. It was screened at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival and in the Special Presentations section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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