Dayan, Assaf

חופשת ק'צ( visu )
4 editions published between 2007 and 2008 in Hebrew and held by 375 libraries worldwide
A woman is caught in the middle of the struggle between her husband, a respected rabbi, and her son, who is questioning his religion. A holiday meant to help the family reconnect is brought to a dramatic and tragic climax.

ha-Hesder Time of favor( visu )
3 editions published between 2002 and 2004 in Hebrew and held by 266 libraries worldwide
A taut thriller about the tense relationship between the orthodox nationalists and the Israeli military in the West Bank. Both a politico-psychological drama and a love story between a passionate woman and two best friends. Raises questions of faith to one's religion, duty to one's nation, and love for oneself.

ha-Ḥayim 'al pi Agfa Life according to Agfa( visu )
4 editions published between 1999 and 2009 in Hebrew and held by 151 libraries worldwide
A drama with a comic edge about the colliding, intertwining lives of customers at a small Tel Aviv coffee-house.

Rak klavim ratzim hofshi Wild dogs( visu )
1 edition published in 2009 in Hebrew and held by 87 libraries worldwide
A successful lawyer's life falls apart when his wife, a social worker, is brutally assaulted by a gang. A riveting drama that tests the limits of justice and morality in an apocalyptic society.

Campfire Medurat ha-sheveṭ( visu )
2 editions published between 2005 and 2006 in Hebrew and held by 82 libraries worldwide
In 1981, a widowed mother and her daughters want to join a new religious settlement in the West Bank, but must meet the group's religious and ideological standards. When a daughter is accused of seducing some boys, she must weigh her allegiances.

זכרון דברים( visu )
3 editions published between 1995 and 2006 in Hebrew and held by 66 libraries worldwide
A journey through space and time in Tel Aviv. It focuses on three men whose selfish, desperate activities represent the mood of their generation.

Be-ḳarov, yiḳreh lekha mashehu ṭov Comrade( visu )
1 edition published in 2007 in Hebrew and held by 63 libraries worldwide
14-year-old Ilan runs away from home to meet Dalia, the sister he has not seen in years. The two happily reunite and develop an unexpected relationship, unusual and a little bit scandalous. Then Dalia leaves for a stint as a cruise ship attendant. Ilan meets Abraham, a middle-aged man who calls himself the "last true Communist." Abraham is living in a vacant building and growing crops on the roof. Unfortunately, a security force shows up to clear the building for demolition, threatening Ilan and Abraham's agricultural utopia. Abraham won't let his home go so easily, and he has the guns to prove it. Ilan and Abraham are in a two-man war against capitalism.

מבצע יונתן( visu )
4 editions published between 2002 and 2005 in Hebrew and held by 62 libraries worldwide
On June 27, 1976, Air France Flight 139, enroute from Tel Aviv to Paris, was hijacked by Arab and German terrorists and commandeered to Entebbe, Uganda. The Israeli government negotiates while secretly planning one of the most daring rescues ever attempted.

Out of sight( visu )
1 edition published in 2007 in Hebrew and held by 54 libraries worldwide
Ya'ara, an independent, confident, and intelligent blind woman, has just begun her Ph. D in Mathematics at Princeton University ... until her best friend and cousin's suicide. She returns to Israel in shocked disbelief to do a very private investigation.

Śemikhah ḥashmalit u-shemah Mosheh An electric blanket named Moshe( visu )
1 edition published in 2009 in Hebrew and held by 52 libraries worldwide
Follows a day in the life of a down-and-out Tel Aviv threesome: two pimps, Levy and Moshe, and their prostitute Malka. It's an Israeli cult classic and a window into one trio's strange lives and their desperate attempts at redemption. Bonus documentary included.