When Night Falls

(1985)

★ 5.8 IMDb · 7 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 1985

Runtime: 90 мин

Country: Israel

Director: Eitan Green

Cast: Orna Porat, אסי דיין, יוסף מילוא, Dani Roth, Haya Pik-Pardo, Lasha Rosenberg, Amos Lavi, Irit Sheleg, Ilana Badash, Rafi Adar

Plot

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.