When Night Falls

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 sons lifestyle unappealing As a nonJew in a Jewish society he feels estranged an outsider who has never been able to adapt and contemplates suicide Eventually Gioras parents decide to attempt a reconciliation until tragedy strikes