WATCH: Natalie Portman shows off her native Israeli side

The first international trailer for Portman's new film debuts.

Natalie Portman Cannes Film Festival (photo credit: REUTERS)
Natalie Portman Cannes Film Festival
(photo credit: REUTERS)
Academy Award winning actress Natalie Portman, a native Israeli, shows off her Hebrew language skills in a trailer for her new film, "A Tale of Love and Darkness," which was released on Wednesday.
The film which first debuted at the Cannes Film Festival in France, stars Portman as the mentally ill mother of celebrated Israeli author Amos Oz during the rising tensions that lead up to the War of Independence in mandate Palestine.