Natalie Portman has been speaking about her upcoming period drama, 'A Tale of Love and Darkness'.
The actress is making her directorial debut with this Hebrew language film.
The film is based on Amos Oz's novel about his memories of growing up in Jerusalem before the Israeli statehood.
Portman was born in Jerusalem and lived there until she was three.
The 34 year old recently told The Independent that her experience making this film has made her wonder about how the Holocaust is put at the forefront of human tragedy:
"I think a really big question the Jewish community needs to ask itself, is how much at the forefront we put Holocaust education. Which is, of course, an important question to remember and to respect, but not over other things."
"We need to be reminded that hatred exists at all times and reminds us to be empathetic to other people that have experienced hatred also. Not used as a paranoid way of thinking that we are victims. Sometimes it can be subverted to fear-mongering and like ‘Another Holocaust is going to happen’."
