When Night Falls

When Night Falls — 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.

• Release date
• January 1, 1985
• Runtime
• 90 min
• Genres
• Drama
• Director
• Eitan Green

When Night Falls — Cast

Orna Porat Ruth Assi Dayan Giora

Y

Yosef Millo Bernard

D

Dani Roth Dudi

H

Haya Pik-Pardo Sheri

L

Lasha Rosenberg Karen

A

Amos Lavi Gideon Irit Sheleg Bruria