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title: 'A Tale of Love and Darkness (2015)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Natalie Portman'
released: '2015-03-09'
runtime_minutes: 98
certification: 'PG-13'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Israel'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/a-tale-of-love-and-darkness-2015'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1135989/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# A Tale of Love and Darkness (2015)

2015 · PG-13 · 98 min · Drama · Israel, United States

Original title: סיפור על אהבה וחושך

## Synopsis

A Tale of Love and Darkness 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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Natalie Portman](https://cinepixo.com/people/natalie-portman)
- **Screenplay:** [Natalie Portman](https://cinepixo.com/people/natalie-portman)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Nicholas Britell](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicholas-britell)
- **Producer:** [Ram Bergman](https://cinepixo.com/people/ram-bergman)
- **Director of Photography:** [Sławomir Idziak](https://cinepixo.com/people/s-awomir-idziak)
- **Editor:** [Andrew Mondshein](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrew-mondshein)

## Cast

- [Shira Haas](https://cinepixo.com/people/shira-haas)
- [Natalie Portman](https://cinepixo.com/people/natalie-portman)

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Official site: http://www.taleofloveanddarknessmovie.com/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/a-tale-of-love-and-darkness-2015
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