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When Night Falls (1985)
Directed by Eitan Green
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.
Length 90 minutes
Actors
Orna Porat | Assi Dayan | Yosef Millo | Dani Roth | Haya Pik-Pardo | Lasha Rosenberg | Amos Lavi | Irit Sheleg | Ilana Badash | Rafi Adar | Shmuel Tenneh | Tamar Alon | Ezra Amar | Chai Arbeli | Rivka Ashkenazi | Hillel Bein | Avner Bismont | Beni Cohen | Ilan Frank | Rachel Galai | Ilana Gamliel | Yaacov Gershowitz | Avner Hertzfeld | Tsvia Kamfelfeld | Eugene Klein | Eithan Kobrski | Giovanni Kolosio | Weitzman Kozhman | Rashid Masharawi | Shimshon Mechani | Yaacov Moskowitz | Anna Panin | Hana Raz | Tami Shahnai | Rafi Sheingerzicht | Miri Sofer | Rami Stern | Moti Tuvia | David Tzabar | Batiya Yamini