A Tale of Love and Darkness

Sep 3, 2015

1h 35m

★ 5.7

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Ram Bergman Productions

Black Bicycle Entertainment

Voltage Pictures

Movie Plus Productions

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Cast

Fania Oz

Natalie Portman

Halawani

Makram J. Khoury

Kira

Shira Haas

Haya

Neta Riskin

Arieh

Gilad Kahana

Teenage Amos

Yonatan Shiray

Old Amos (voice)

Moni Moshonov

Israel Zarchi

Ohad Knoller

Al Hilwani

Makram J. Khoury

Tsvi

Rotem Keinan

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Mr. Licht

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