| When Night Falls | |
| Director: | Eitan Green |
| Starring: | Assi Dayan |
| Runtime: | 97 minutes |
| Country: | Israel |
| Language: | Hebrew |
When Night Falls (Alternative title: Into the Night; Hebrew: Ad Sof Halayla) is a 1985 Israeli drama film written and directed by Eitan Green.[1] The film was selected as the Israeli entry for Best Foreign Language Film at the 58th Academy Awards but was not accepted as a nominee.[2]
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.[3]