This film is based on the international best seller by Amos Oz. It is the story of his youth, set against the backdrop of the end of the British Mandate for Palestine and the early years of the State of Israel. The film details the young man's relationship with his mother and his beginnings as a writer, while looking at what happens when the stories told, become the stories lived. The film is from Israel. It stars and is directed by Natalie Portman, rated “PG-13”, and 99 minutes.
