A Tale of Love and Darkness (film)

A Tale of Love and Darkness
Theatrical release poster
סיפור על אהבה וחושך
Directed byNatalie Portman
Screenplay byNatalie Portman
Based onA Tale of Love and Darkness
by Amos Oz
Produced by
Starring
  • Natalie Portman
  • Gilad Kahana
  • Amir Tessler
CinematographySławomir Idziak
Edited byAndrew Mondshein
Music byNicholas Britell
Production
companies
  • Voltage Pictures
  • Black Bicycle Entertainment
  • Ram Bergman Productions
  • MoviePlus Productions
Distributed by
Release dates
  • May 16, 2015 (2015-05-16) (Cannes)
  • September 3, 2015 (2015-09-03) (Israel)
  • August 19, 2016 (2016-08-19) (United States)
Running time
95 minutes
Countries
  • Israel
  • United States
Languages
  • Hebrew
  • English
  • Arabic
  • Russian
Budget$4.2 million
Box office
  • $572,212 (United States)
  • ₪1,766,357 (Israel)

A Tale of Love and Darkness (pronounced [Sipour al ahava va'khoshekh]) 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.