Life According to Agfa (Hebrew: החיים על פי אגפא) is a 1993 Israeli psychological-social drama film written and directed by Assi Dayan and produced by Rafi Bukai and Yoram Kislev.
[1] Starring Gila Almagor, Shmil Ben Ari, Irit Frank, Shuli Rand, Sharon Alexander and Avital Dicker, the film revolves around one night in a small Tel Aviv pub whose employees and patrons represent a microcosm of Israeli society – men and women, Jews and Arabs, Ashkenazi and Sephardi Jews, kibbutzniks[2] and city-dwellers.
[3][4] Dalia (Gila Almagor), an older woman in her late forties, who ends each night with guys she gathers for a casual sex.
At the same time, Ricky (Avital Dicker), a depressed girl, arrives by chance after her psychiatrist advised her not to be left alone so that she would not expire on her own.
When the soldiers open with violent acts made by Samir, Benny prevents the commotion and sends the group home in a taxi.
At a time when cinema attendance was declining due to the influence of television, the film enjoyed significant commercial success, selling approximately 350,000 tickets in Israel.
Life According to Agfa received near-unanimous critical acclaim, winning an Ophir Award for Best Film, and did moderately well at the box office.