A Tale of Love and Darkness

Cast & Crew

Cast & Crew

Directed by

Natalie Portman

Writing Credits

Natalie Portman
(screenplay by)
Amos Oz
(based on the book by)

Cast

Natalie Portman
Fania
Gilad Kahana
Arieh
Amir Tessler
Amos
Moni Moshonov
Old Amos
Ohad Knoller
Israel Zarchi
Makram Khoury
Al Hilwani
Neta Riskin
Haya
Alexander Peleg
Old Amos
Rotem Keinan
Tsvi
Tomer Capone
The Pioneer
Yonatan Shiray
Teenage Amos
Vladimir Friedman
Mr. Licht
Henry David
Colonel Jan
Dina Doron
Grandma Klausner
Yitzhak Peker
Grandpa Klausner
Dima Ross
Pharmacist
Bar Sade
Sonia
Jana Fridman
Grandma Mussman
Silvia Drori
Malka Rudnicki
Gera Sandler
Staszek Rudnicki
Tony Vilkin
Steletsky
Zina Zinchenko
Ira Steletsky
Erez Shavit
Anton
Shira Haas
Kira
Ruth Rasiuk
Piri
Asia Naifeld
Lilenka
Or Shefer
Garibaldi
Salina Daw
Aisha
Ahmed Saleh
Awad
Errel Steinmetz
Lolik
Carmi Strak Harari
Yigal
Amir Hinkis
Yoni
Yuval Gal
School Boy
Rom Lahmish
School Boy
Agan Omer
Young Sonia
Naama Israeli
Young Haya
Yuval Garber
Young Fania
Gillian Buick
Woman at Party
Lola Cohen
Woman at Party
Hadar Ratzon Rotem
Woman at Party
Mariya Belkina
Pharmacy Customer
Cathy Trifonov
Pharmacy Customer
Henri Goldman
Fania's Doctor
Aliza Ben-Moha
Singer Woman
Vladimir Vorobev
Bus Rider
Igal Reznik
Bus Rider
Yizhar Haas
Kibbutz Teacher
Mor Cohen
Ration Line Woman
Nadezda Tichonova
Ration Line Woman
Kamila Jarosinska
Ration Line Woman
Noa Raban
Mother
Peter Knoller
Boy
Zvi Salton
Radio Announcer
Varda Ben Hur
Operator
Shimon Mendel
Waiter
Edie Rush
Arieh's Lawyer
Nathan Cohen
Schoolteacher
Yehudit Moskowitch
Neighbor
Dana Kotchrovsky
Neighbor
Nechami Druck
Neighbor
Elika Rezvani
Woman on bus

Produced by

Ram Bergman
producer
Hezi Bezalel
co-producer
Omri Bezalel
co-producer
Nicolas Chartier
executive producer
Michal Graidy
co-executive producer / executive producer
Nikos Karamigios
co-producer
Naama Keshet
co-producer (as Keshet)
Tamir Kfir
line producer
Keith Kjarval
co-executive producer
David Mandil
producer
Erika Olde
executive producer
Dominic Rustam
co-producer
Allison Shearmur
executive producer (as Allison Sheamur)

Music by

Nicholas Britell

Cinematography by

Slawomir Idziak
director of photography

Editing by

Andrew Mondshein

Casting By

Hila Yuval

Production Design by

Arad Sawat

Set Decoration by

Noa Roshovsky
Salim Shehade

Costume Design by

Li Alembik
Alber Elbaz
(special costumes)

Makeup Department

Mary-Av Asudri
department head hair (as Mari-Eve Essudry)
Audrey Ayash
additional hair stylist
Emily B.
additional makeup
Bar Barak
additional hair stylist
Karmit Barashi
additional hair stylist
Zehava Ben Dor
additional hair stylist
Sarai Fiszel
key makeup artist
Sivan Segal
additional makeup
Hai Shushan
additional hair stylist

Production Management

Omara Abu Amar
unit manager (as Omar Abu Amar)
Michael Brodersen
post-production manager
Eran Kotzki
unit production manager
Pascal Vaguelsy
post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Or-Li Ben Shushan
second assistant director (as Or-li Ben Shushan)
Ruth Finkeltal
third assistant director
Noa Gusakov
third assistant director
Mandel Itai
second assistant director (as Itai Mandel)
Shir Shoshani
first assistant director

Art Department

Amitai Azani
on-set dresser
Neriya Ben-Ari
additional art assistant
Shay Berenstein
additional art assistant
Yaakov Blomental
additional art assistant (as Yaacov Blumental)
Yinon Bouzaglo
additional art assistant
David Broneshter
carpenter
Roi Carmeli
additional art assistant
Rotem Cohen
prop maker
Lavi Danon
carpenter
Tamir David
lead scenic painter
Ofri Dekel
carpenter
Daniel Didi
additional art assistant
Dror Elhadad
prop maker
Ofi Erez
additional art assistant
Yang Yuval Gilad
carpenter
Koby Hasson
additional art assistant
Bashar Hassuneh
additional art assistant (as Bashar Hassunah)
Michael Hayut
additional art assistant
Ohad Hayut
carpenter
George Kaplan
additional art assistant
Boaz Katzenelson
property master (as Boaz Katznelson)
Vladmir Kormakov
carpenter (as Vladimir Kormakov)
Eduard Kravets
painter
Shani Krudo
additional art assistant
Shahar Kston
additional art assistant (as Shahar Kaston)
Gili Lavie
graphic design
Itzik Nofar
construction coordinator
Hagit Ochayon
additional scenic painter (as Hagit Ohayun)
Chen Ohayon
construction: Design Group
Roi Peretz
additional art assistant
Shimi Rahamim
carpenter
Gali Rosenbaum
set designer (as Gali Rosenbaum-Prat)
Eyal Salomon
additional art assistant
Yiftach Shapira
additional art assistant
Issam Sharif
painter
Dror Shen
additional art assistant
Armon Siboni
additional art assistant
Adam Suissa
carpenter
Amihai Yanev
additional art assistant
Dorit Yanikov
graphic design
Amir Yeheskal
first assistant: on-set dresser
Haim Yeheskal
additional art assistant

Sound Department

Niv Adiri
re-recording mixer / supervising sound designer
Nir Alon
second boom operator
Ben Barker
sound design editor
Dillon Bennett
sound effects editor
Lilly Blazewicz
foley editor (as Lily Blazewicz)
Linda Brenon
foley editor
Uri Chechik
additional boom operator (as Uri Checique)
Danny Freemantle
sound effects editor
Glenn Freemantle
sound consultant
Detlef Halaski
re-recording mixer
Peter Hanson
foley mixer
Aurélien Mauro
sound technician
Asher Milo
production mixer (as Ashi Milo)
Shahar Moshe
additional boom operator (as Shachar Moshe)
Yuri Priymenko
adr engineer
Jemma Riley-Tolch
assistant foley mixer
Adam Scrivener
re-recording mixer
Alon Shapira
boom operator
Bar On Shelly
dialogue/adr editor (as Shelly Bar On)
Jason Swanscott
foley artist
Lee Zohar
adr assistant (as Lee Zohar Sher)

Special Effects by

Miki Amram
special effects / weapons
Rafi Ben Aharon
special effects supervisor
Pini Klavir
special effects supervisor
Yonatan Sabah
special effects (as Yonatan Sabach)
Nir Zahiri
special effects

Visual Effects by

Raoul Bolognini
visual effects producer: Temprimental Films (as Raoul Yorke Bolognini)
Christopher Sean Brown
visual effects
Dale Bunten
fx artist
Miles Flanagan
digital paint/roto
Erick Geisler
visual effects supervisor: Temprimental Films
Karen Heston
visual effects consultant
Sarah Keturah
digital paint/roto
Christopher Knight
artist: 3D
Gregory Magid
graphic designer
Karen M. Nichols
flame artist
Sherryn Patt
digital artist
Darius Stevens Wilhere
visual effects production manager (as Darius S. Wilhere)
Pam Wong
effects artist (as Pam Wong-Bunten)
Jim Yeh
digital paint/roto

Stunts

Alex Osmolovsky
utility stunts
Dima Osmolovsky
stunt supervisor

Camera and Electrical Department

Igal Arobas
best boy grip
Haim Asias
camera operator / steadicam
Lukasz Baka
colorist / digital image technician
Liad Berger
additional grip
Ziv Berkovich
camera operator
Cesar Birger
additional grip
Eli Cohen
rigging grip
Nadav Dasberg
set lighting technician
Avi Dassberg
gaffer (as Avi Dasberg)
Damien Dufresne
additional camera assistant
Eldad Eitan
additional camera operator / video assist
52 Flange
lenses rental house
Nimrod Golan
focus puller
Ron Haimov
focus puller "a" camera
Nadav Hekselman
camera operator
Noam Huber
additional set lighting technician
Chen Kalifa
blackmagic operator
Daniel Kaluzshky
rigging grip (as Daniel Klauzhsky)
Arie Kishon
second assistant camera
Roi Mano
rigging grip (as Roy Mano)
Neta Meir
additional set lighting technician
Tzahi Meller
additional camera assistant
Ran Mendelson
still photographer
Guy Naaman
key grip
Denis Nikolaev
additional set lighting technician
Saul Emile Prosper
additional grip (as Saul Prosper)
Avihai Rohkon
camera loader
David Rudoy
second assistant camera
Yevgeni Serov
set lighting technician (as Eyvgeni Sarov)
Amiram Snir
set lighting technician
Eli Turgeman
best boy electric
Lael Utnik
first assistant camera
Ronen Yahalomi
dolly grip

Casting Department

Adi Bar Yossef
background casting (as Adi Bar Yosef)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Naomi Bar Or
assistant costume designer (as Neomi Bar Or)
Dor Festing
wardrobe assistant
Alin Lazarov
wardrobe assistant
Hagar Or
wardrobe assistant
Chen Oshri
assistant costume designer

Editorial Department

Sue Alexander
digital intermediate producer
Ori Alon
digitation
Natalia Alonso
editorial facility: LA
Noa Assido
off-line assistant
Simon Birman
first assistant editor
Arnaud Borges
editorial facility: Paris
Eric Cameron
on-line support
Neta Cohen
title design
Shalom Dadush
off-line assistant
John Daro
senior colorist
Tyler Foster
nextlab operator
Sacha Franklin
editorial facility: Tel Aviv
Shirley Furman
off-line assistant (as Shirly Furman)
Amit Gilboa
post-production: technical manager
Talia Goshen
editorial facility: Tel Aviv (as Talya Goshen)
Vince Hughes
nextlab operator
Larissa James
second assistant editor (as Larissa Brantner James)
Kristin Kumamoto
editorial facility: LA
Inbal B. Lessner
additional editor
Dan Muscarella
lab color timer
Jose Parra
digital intermediate supervisor
Angelique Perez
digital intermediate producer
Tamar Rosen-Naim
editorial facility: Tel Aviv
David Rosenthal
i/o supervisor
Hervé Schneid
additional editor
Daniel Sessoms
nextlab operator
Amir Sevilla
digitation
Lorenzo Sgroi
editorial facility: LA
Peter Sgroi
editorial facility: LA
Lee Shira
post-production producer
Assaf Snir
digitation
Amir Stolar
digitation
Tom Vice
vice president: and general manager Fotokem
Eric 'Woody' Wood
on-line editor (as Eric Wood)
Nimrod Zin
first assistant editor

Location Management

Elezar Gilboa
location scout
Amnon Livne
set manager
Tomer Raphael
location manager
Guy Raz
location scout

Music Department

Kyle Armbrust
performer: violist
Re'ut Ben-Ze'ev
performer
Dan Bora
score mixer
Nicholas Britell
pianist / score orchestrator / score producer
Tim Fain
musician: solo violin
John Houlihan
music consultant
Julie Glaze Houlihan
music supervisor (as Julie Houlihan)
Christopher Ruskis
additional music engineer
Caitlin Sullivan
cellist
Michael Wickstrom
music administration and clearances: Voltage Pictures / soundtrack producer: Voltage Pictures

Script and Continuity Department

Assaf Gavron
script advisor
Zelda Welner
script supervisor

Transportation Department

Omara Abu Amar
production truck: provided by (as Omar Abu Amar)
Yaron Ashkenazi
driver
Dani Aviram
transportation
Avi Cohen
production truck: provided by
Gal Kotzki
driver
Ofer Netzer
production truck: provided by
Moshe Saban
transportation
Kanfei Yoni
transportation
Eli Zioni
vehicles (as Eli Zion)

Additional Crew

Yousuf Abu Amer
animals (as Youssuf Abu Amar) / set security (as Yussuf Abu Amar)
Daniel Adri
stand-in: Amos
Itay Akirav
Production service in Jerusalem
Tal Avraham
production: nanny
Sharon Backley
stand-in: Fania
Yair Ben Atar
stand-in: Amos
Brianna Brown Wehrle
international distribution: and administration: Voltage Pictures (as Brianna Brown)
Ofer Cohen
archival footage provided by
Marion Cohn
production assistant (as Marion Cohen) / production assistant
Elisabeth Costa de Beauregard
international sales and distribution: Voltage Pictures
Hannah Della Pergola
additional production coordinator
Dina Doron
archival footage provided by (as Dina Doronne) / dialogue coach: Russian (as Dina Doronne)
Christian Eimer
international distribution: and administration: Voltage Pictures
Suri Ellerton
production assistant
Omri Emanuel
production assistant (as Omri Emanule)
Glenn D. Feig
production legal services: Reder & Feig
Noa Gavish
production coordinator (as Noa Gavish Berman)
Noam Glazer-Eytan
researcher
Amber Grunte
production legal services: Reder & Feig
Noa Gusakov
assistant: to Ms. Natalie Portman
Jon Huot
international servicing: Backroom International
Gilad Kahana
archival footage provided by
David Krouse
Event Staff: Los Angeles Premiere - Second Screen (Laemmle Encino)
Anna Lapid
dialogue coach: Russian
Chuck Marshall
international servicing: Backroom International
Noa Nachmani
production: nanny
Asaf Nachum
set production assistant (as Asaf Nahum)
Victoria Parayev
payroll accountant
Chad Pauley
production legal services: Reder & Feig
Neta Riskin
script advisor and language consultant
Eyal Savion
production assistant (as Eyal Savyon)
Shaul Scherzer
legal: Israel-based (as Schaul Scherzer)
David Shani
insurance services
Robert C. Sheppard
international servicing: Backroom International (as Robert Sheppard)
Yaniv Shreiber
production assistant
Brady Smoot
production legal services: Reder & Feig
Allison Werner
International Marketing & Publicity
Aharon Zaicev
certified accountant (as Aharon Zaicev CPA)
Katie Katz
international marketing and distribution (uncredited)

Thanks

Darren Aronofsky
special thanks
Nathan Englander
special thanks
Glenn Freemantle
special thanks
Avner Hershlag
very special thanks
Shelley Hershlag
very special thanks (as Shelly Hershlag)
Rashida Jones
special thanks
Ziv Katanov
special thanks
Terrence Malick
special thanks
Aleph Millepied
very special thanks
Benjamin Millepied
very special thanks
Laura Moses
special thanks
Amos Oz
very special thanks
Nily Oz
very special thanks
Danielle Raveh
special thanks
Lorenzo Sgroi
special thanks
Tristen Tuckfield
special thanks
Yuri Zeltser
special thanks
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