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When Night Falls (1985)

When Night Falls (1985)

Drama
Release Date: 1985, January 1
Directors: Eitan Green
Countries: Israel
Production: Tom Productions, Tom Productions
Cast: Amos Lavi, Assi Dayan, Irit Sheleg, Shmuel Tenneh, Dani Roth, Orna Porat, Rafi Adar, Haya Pik-Pardo, Lasha Rosenberg, Ilana Badash

Overview:

Giora (Assi Dayan) runs a bar and dreams of opening a restaurant. He has made a mess of his life — his marriage is in trouble, since he is pathologically cheating on his wife; his parents (Yosef Millo and Orna Porat) have separated; and his father arrives for an extended visit from Nahariya. Giora spends time with his army buddies, recalling their experiences during the War in Lebanon. His father is undergoing a major life crisis and finds both the loneliness of the city and his son's lifestyle unappealing. As a non-Jew in a Jewish society, he feels estranged, an outsider who has never been able to adapt, and contemplates suicide. Eventually, Giora's parents decide to attempt a reconciliation, until tragedy strikes.