A Tale of Love and Darkness
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The story of young Amos Oz, growing up in Jerusalem in the years before Israeli statehood with his parents; his academic father, Arieh, and his dreamy, imaginative mother, Fania.
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Cast
14 people
Natalie Portman
Fania Oz
Known for
V for Vendetta
Black Swan
Makram J. Khoury
Halawani / Al Hilwani
Known for
Messiah
Unlocked
Shira Haas
Kira
Known for
Unorthodox
Bodies
Neta Riskin
Haya
Known for
The Spy
Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer
Gilad Kahana
Arieh
Also in
The Man in the Wall
Strive for the Present
Yonatan Shiray
Teenage Amos
Known for
Foxtrot
Moni Moshonov
Old Amos (voice)
Known for
The Spy
Two Lovers
Ohad Knoller
Israel Zarchi
Known for
Yossi & Jagger
Operation Finale
Rotem Keinan
Tsvi
Known for
Big Bad Wolves
Golda
Tomer Capone
The Pioneer
Known for
The Boys
Fauda
Vladimir Friedman
Mr. Licht
Known for
American Assassin
The Assassin Next Door
Amir Tessler
Amos
Also in
Unknowns
Sky Raiders
Natalie Portman Director · Amos Oz Author Nicholas Britell Composer
Worldwide gross $572K · Budget $4M · United States release August 19, 2016
Box office
Budget
$4,000,000
Worldwide gross
$572,212
Gross vs. budget
0.1×
Production
Ram Bergman Productions
Production
Black Bicycle Entertainment
Production
Voltage Pictures
Production
Movie Plus Productions
Production
Handsomecharlie Films
Production
Israel · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original title
סיפור על אהבה וחושך
Original language
Hebrew
Spoken on screen
Hebrew
Release dates
France · May 16, 2015
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
Israel · September 3, 2015
Theatrical
United States · August 19, 2016
Theatrical
United States · March 28, 2017
Physical
United States
January 26, 2016 · Premiere · New York Jewish Film Festival
Austria
November 11, 2016 · Digital
Brazil
May 5, 2016 · Theatrical
Canada
September 10, 2015 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
Israel
September 30, 2016 · TV
Italy
June 8, 2017 · Theatrical
South Korea
September 1, 2016 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
November 8, 2021 · Digital
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