'' A Tale of Love and Darkness '' is a 2015 Israeli drama film written and directed by Natalie Portman . Based on the autobiographical novel 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 , and stars Amir Tessler as Oz , and Gilad Kahana and Portman as his parents . It is Portman 's directorial feature debut . It was screened at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival and in the Special Presentations section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival
2015 Cannes Film Festival
2015 Cannes Film Festival
A Tale of Love and Darkness (film)