A Tale of Love and Darkness (2015) filming locations

ירושלים, Israel

The scene : For the second day of shooting, on February 13, 2014, the crew occupies the alleys surrounding Mazkeret Moshe Street from sunrise to sunset, dressed up as 1940s Jerusalem: a period Mandate notice board, laundry hung between the facades, an old-fashioned ice delivery truck. Natalie Portman directs a scene under the window of a local resident.

ירושלים, Israel

The scene : On the night of February 15, 2014, the filming takes place in the ultra-Orthodox sector of Nachlaot: Natalie Portman directs the crew on a reconstructed period set, guarded by dozens of security agents.

חולדה, Israel

The scene : During the last week of shooting, around March 23, 2014, the production leaves the streets of Jerusalem and sets up its set at the Houlda kibbutz.

בית ניר, Israel

The scene : The day after the shooting in Houlda, around March 24, 2014, the team moves away from Jerusalem to shoot at the kibbutz Beit Nir, one of the very last locations of the filming.

תל אביב-יפו, Israel

The scene : It is in Tel Aviv that the final day of shooting takes place, around March 26, 2014; sources do not specify in which neighborhood of the city the crew set up their cameras.

Israel

The scene : The Jourdain serves as the backdrop for the scene dedicated to the story of the two monks; the source does not specify which part of the river it was filmed on.