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 the Best Foreign Language Film at the 58th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.^[2]

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.^[3]

Cast

• Assi Dayan as Giora
• Yosef Millo as Bernard
• Orna Porat as Ruth
• Dani Roth as Dudi
• Haya Pik-Pardo as Sheri
• Lasha Rosenberg as Karen