Original subtitles

25.000

A film by Eran Riklis

Based on a novel by Ram Oren

''Temptation''

Daphna Rechter

Orna Fitusi

Sharon Alexander

Yeah, OK, how about the bonds? Fine, let her know.

Hello, Itzik? Itzik, do you know what time it is?

No, you make the trade now.

Hello. Hello, Mr. Chang, how are you?

It's about 5.6. OK, have a nice day.

I don't know how to put this. -You've missed me.

Listen to me a sec, we've had it pretty rough lately,

I've had to make lots of cutbacks. -I know that.

I've been downsizing. -It's hard to break it to them?

It's hard to break it to you. -You're letting me go?

I'm letting half the staff go, not you, specifically...

You could have brought this up last night,

but you thought

''Well, why ruin our lovely last evening together'',

is that it? -I don't want it to be our last evening. Look,

I set you up an interview with... -Mr. Peretz, there...

I don't need you to set anything up for me.

Daphna? -What? -Coffee?

Julie, you've been whispering all day. I'm not sick.

I just don't know what to say. -Just go ahead and say it.

I'm sorry about your father, and I'm glad you're back.

I missed you. -Thanks, darling.

Julie...? -What? -I'd like some coffee.

Not one sale, and already my book's off display?

It's like you've buried it for all eternity

in the ash heap of histories of the post modernistic and...

Avant Garde. -Exactly. -You must have patience, Yonathan.

Will you put my book back on display? -Sure, sure.

Now run along, write something, give 'em hell.

Are you mocking me? -No, don't be silly. No.

You'll see, it'll be fine, I promise it'll be fine.

What'll be fine? Nothing's fine.

What happened? -What hasn't?

But you're the best broker there is. -True.

It was convenient, working and fucking at the same place.

Fuck him. I'll make some calls this week,

if that doesn't pan out, I'll start working here again.

Last thing we need. -I'm still not sure which is worse.

You're not seeing him again, then? -In his dreams.

I'm not wasting any more time on him.

Well, I'm going to blow all my severance pay

on shopping and R&R. -Marvellous idea.

Then I'll get back to dealing with my pathetic life.

Care to join? Holding up, are you? -One day at a time.

No, I don't think so. 9:00, 20 people...

Evening, Daphna. -Is he in?

Hi, Yoram. -Hi.

Hate to butt in, but we're late for our movie.

We're just wrapping this up. I'd like you to meet Ami Mor,

my latest client. My wife, Daphna.

Ami just moved from Haifa to Ramat haSharon.

They said this place has the best strawberries on earth.

They're not what they used to be.

I'm downstairs, by Mr. Coffee. -5 minutes. -Bye, Daphna.

In short, the paperwork should get through in about a week,

then we can start the company up.

Hi. I didn't know you worked here. -Were you supposed to?

Daphna, right? Ami, we met at your husband's firm,

you caught a movie. -Right, sorry, didn't recognize you.

''Sorry'' won't cut it. -How're the berries? -As promised.

This is a good one. It's about a boy raised in Shanghai,

his parents vanished, and he comes back there as an adult.

It's about memory. -Daphna? -Yeah?

Have we got haKuzari?

Check the Jewish philosophy section.

This is a great biography, if you like that sort of thing.

I need The Rosendorf Quartet. -OK, Nathan Shakham.

No, no copies at the moment. We've got his latest.

No, I've read that. Could l place an order, maybe?

Yeah, sure. It'll be in about three days from now.

Can I leave my number, then?

OK, we'll give you a call when it gets here.

Here. -Thanks.

That's that. See you, thanks a bunch. -Bye.

What's so complex about spending 400,000 dollars?

Start off with a month long trip to India. 30 grand, tops.

Check out this stunning villa in Tuscany, that'll dent it.

New car, another 40 K, just for the hell of it.

Top it off with a yacht plus maintenance. Voila, all gone.

I'm sure your dad was counting on me to

keep you from putting it all into savings, or something.

Could you tell him to turn it down? -Doesn't bother me.

Gali, I'm warning you, I'm not in the mood for this.

Do your worst. -My worst? -Mom!

Want to go to lndia? -Not even remotely.

We just read his will this morning.

Truth is, I really don't feel like talking about it.

Bye. -Got a cell phone? Call dad to pick you up.

Sure, like dad'll pick me up. -Pest.

You give her a cell phone for safety's sake?

If she were my daughter,

she wouldn't set foot outside without a few kilos of kevlar.

Good thing you don't have children.

So, what do you think of my plan? -So, so.

Not what you had in mind, huh? I should've known.

Maybe in a couple of years from now.

Daphna's got to do something, get out there a little.

l thought maybe this Friday we'd

take a few people out clubbing, live it up.

Doesn't sound all that bad.

We can invite Ami, my new client.

He was at the store yesterday. -Yeah, he told me.

l told him: ''That's how it is here in Ramat haSharon.

''You go out, you bump into somebody''. He's good looking,

and he's loaded, even after that tiff with his wife.

Sounds intriguing. -Come by. -Come on by.

No, I'm through with men. Well, for a little while.

Hey, Meiravi, it's Dan. It's been 3 days, and I miss you.

l know it's not easy for you,

and I've had a few ideas on how to find you a job,

so maybe I could drop by later?

The show ended, I missed my ride back, and...

l had a feeling you need me, you don't want to sleep alone,

so I came by... -Get in, Sha'ul, get in already.

You've lost weight.

How goes it? -Everything's just great, Daphna.

Ami and I were just having a fascinating conversation.

Great. What do you do?

l told Michaela I used to be CEO of a high tech firm.

The company closed down, l got sacked, and that's that.

At least now I've got a chance to do all those things

l never got a chance to do these past four years.

That's what I'd like to do,

just get up every morning, do nothing, down a few beers...

And...? -Eventually I'd go insane.

What's up? -Nothing. -It was good, wasn't it?

I'm just mad about you. You're my most faithful ex,

and the worst lay I've ever had.

Sorry. -It's fine.

It's fine, it's fine, it's fine. -What's fine about it?

It's fine, I'll change dresses, no problem.

This always happens... -Don't fret, it happens.

I'll be right back.

Yoram, is there another bathroom free? -Upstairs.

Ami? -I didn't know you swam here. -I didn't know you did.

Yeah, I just signed up yesterday.

It's cramped as all hell, that old lady nearly drowned me.

Yeah, she thinks she owns the place. I'm on my way out.

l had fun at your place. -Really? Thank you.

Michaela thought you were charming.

She's cute. Not exactly my type. -Pity.

Well, bye. -Bye.

The book you ordered came in.

Is that so? Thanks, I'll come by tomorrow.

OK, bye. -Bye.

Hi. -Hi. -I didn't keep you waiting, did l?

No, no, I'm just putting everything in its place.

l like the place tidy when l start work every morning,

so... -You have a hard time letting go of the books?

Like a rancher who pets his horses goodbye every night.

The book you ordered.

Thank you.

Have you read all of these? -Nearly. -Care for a test?

The card won't register.

l guess I got it wet, just wipe it dry.

''If you really want to hear about it, the first thing

''you'll probably want to know is where I was born...''

''and what my lousy childhood was like.'' Salinger, The Man.

Seriously, that's too easy.

l reread it recently,

and really identified with his solitude. Solitude.

My divorce wasn't all that easy,

l hadn't lived alone for ten years.

The house was always full, bustling, then nothing.

Sad. I've never been alone.

You don't know what you're missing. No peeking!

''Many years later, as he faced the firing squad,

''Col. Aureliano Buendia was to remember that distant eve

when his father took him to discover ice.''

100 Years of Solitude. -Solitude. -A different sort.

The card still won't work, and I've got to close up.

Thank you.

Now I've really got to go. -Horses all tuckered out?

Don't forget the book. That's it.

''On that day I received two children,

''one of Muslim descent, the other of Jewish descent.''

''The Roots of Heaven'', Romain Gary.

''La Vie devant Soi'', Emile Ajar.

Gary and Ajar were the same person, didn't you know?

l know, but the book's by Ajar, La Vie devant Soi.

l haven't got a copy on hand, but you're way off.

I'm starving. You hungry? -Famished.

We'll make a big salad. There's bread, make toast.

I'd like some eggs. -Eggs.

You listening? Thinking about musicians and music,

l keep asking myself whether l let too much go to waste,

abandoning music and becoming a lawyer like I did.

On the other hand... -Yes?

l also ask how I'd have survived as a musician,

flat broke, divorce suits from here to Iceland.

Tell me, would you have married a musician?

Why not? -You don't say?

l still insist it's La Vie devant Soi.

l still insist you're wrong.

I'll look into it tomorrow. -Come here, want a ride home?

No, no, no. I'm going to the bakery.

There's a bakery around here? -Just around the corner.

That fast? We're barely out the door. -Want a kiss? -What?

Want to bet? -On what? -The book I quoted.

Don't waste your breath.

Come to my place, I've got the book. -There's no point.

No? -No, no, no, no, no. I'm not getting on that.

Turned out really fun. Thanks.

If I win, will you share a drink of wine with me?

Pity, you'll end up drinking solo.

Sorry about the mess, l just moved in.

''On that day I received two children,

''one of Muslim descent, the other of Jewish descent.''

OK, ''Roots'' is still a much better book.

You just have to be a sore loser. -Pretty much.

I'm starving, want to have dinner with me?

No, thanks, I'll eat at home. -Pasta, dried tomatoes...

Sounds delicious, but... -Just a nibble.

You like cooking? -Love it.

You've got plenty of books. -Yeah. I gave her everything,

gave her the house, the car, everything but the books.

Whenever I visit someone, l end up buried in their books.

I've never met anyone like you before. -What did you say?

You heard me.

Sorry, I don't usually do this sort of thing,

this has never happened before.

I'm sorry, here, I'll take you home.

What happened when you met me? -Forget it, Daphna.

What did you feel?

l felt I had to touch you, feel you.

I've got wrinkles. it all droops at my age.

Daphna.

l ask that you stay away from me from now on.

Daphna. -I ask that you leave me alone.

Daphna, I want to talk to you a second.

Just give me two minutes, that's all I'm asking.

Daphna. -Look, I'm not into this sort of thing,

l love Yoram. I don't know what came over me, I'm sorry.

Really, I ask you, leave me alone.

Daphna.

Hello? -Hello, Ms. Binyamini. -Hi.

I'm calling from the offices of Ne'eman Ya'akov & Co.

Right. -Your appointment for today has been cancelled.

The offer is no longer current. I apologize. -Thanks.

What are you doing here? -I'd like to talk a moment.

Listen to me, for just one moment.

The salad's great, what's in it? -Nothing, same old salad.

Same bland old salad, you mean.

Say, have you got any more buns?

Not sure, I think you ate them all. -Scrumptious.

l had about 3 minutes to kill between appointments,

so I thought: ''Whatever shall l do with my precious time?''

And I realized: ''Why not pay Daphna a visit?''

You've got appointments, dear? I'm delighted, I thought...

Daphna, I was kidding. I've got nothing.

And I need to sell my apartment, because

1,000 per 80 meters per jobless loser is unworkable.

Just look at me. I've gained weight, it's all...

Excuse me, we've got to put up the holiday sale sign. -Right.

You look great. -I look and feel like hell. I've had it.

But you old scoundrel, you don't look half bad.

You look radiant, like you're having an affair.

Must be the shirt. New? -An affair?

An affair, yeah. A man and woman meet, a spark is struck,

for a brief while, they can't keep their minds off it...

l know what an affair is, why did you say I have one?

Your heart always goes a mile a minute at first,

you're giddy for no reason, stupid smile on your face.

Just like Daphna. -I'm just in a good mood. So sue me.

And there're always excuses. -I am not having an affair.

Sure you aren't. Neither am l. Pity.

l just feel good, honestly. Nothing's changed.

You look really good.

What do you like?

l like it when you hold me. -Well, easier done than said.

What else? -Answer that.

What do you like me to do? -There it goes again.

it won't stop until you answer me. -Pick up, then I will.

My partners from New York.

They've just offered me an incredible deal. -What?

Partnership with an American cell phone distributor.

It's all just coming together.

Mom! You haven't paid for my lessons, and I'm hungry.

Mom!

Did you eat this? -No, I had cornflakes. That's icky.

Where's mom?

Don't know. I called her, but she wouldn't answer.

l don't want cereal. -I'm off. -Who'll heat this up, then?

The microwave. Some ketchup might make it less icky.

Bye. -Pig!

Hello. -Bonjour. -Package for Ami Mor. -Oui, oui.

Sign here, please. -Bien sur. -Thank you.

Lots of garlic, or just a dash? -Lots.

If she hadn't kept the pasta maker,

I'd show you what real pasta is.

Try it. It's hot.

Daphna, it's the contract. -So you're closing the deal?

Look, I'll need some financial guarantees. If all goes well,

I'll be the company's sole representative in Israel.

Sole? -Yes.

No other representatives with long legs and miniskirts?

No, no others. -I'll allow it, then.

I want you to cut off your business ties with Yoram.

I already have. -Really? Thank you.

What will become of us, Daphna? -What's that mean?

We can't go on like this.

I want to be with you, I want to fall asleep beside you,

watch you read a book before you go to sleep.

I want to get up with you in the morning. I love you.

How can I help it? I love you, Daphna.

Yes?

What sort of policy would that be?

We've already got life insurance.

Look, my husband handles that sort of thing.

Well, mom, I've got to get to basketball practice.

All right, be back by dinnertime. -OK.

I miss you so much. -Me too. I'll try to come over soon.

You'll be here soon, then?

Look, we're already covered, we've got a policy,

we've got everything we need,

and please stop calling here. Salesmen.

Happy anniversary, my love. -Anniversary.

This is for you. -What is it? -A car.

Wow, thanks. Thank you.

And for me...? -For you?

I got married, too. -Sure. Hold that pose.

It's a machine. What kind of machine? -A pasta maker.

Splendid. Just the thing I need.

What do I do with it? I'll never figure this thing out.

Learn.

There's a note. -Maybe I should read it.

No, no, no. It's my note, I get to read it.

''Love you, love lasagne''. Love you.

Get in gear, we're due at the restaurant in 30 minutes.

What? -I made reservations. -Why didn't you tell me?

It's a surprise. -Shit, I told Julie I'd be at...

Cancel with Julie, then. -Fine. -Fine, how?

Give me a few minutes, I'll handle things, and...

OK, I'll make pasta while I wait.

Thank you, Mr. Mitchell, I'll see you Sunday. Bye, bye.

I've got 'till Sunday to transfer funds to New York,

then I'm off to sign the contract.

You're going to New York? -No, no. Just for a few days.

Don't worry. -This dress demands a matching hairdo.

I don't know, I just feel naked in it.

Where would I go dressed like this? -Grocery shopping?

Yeah. Two chocolate milks and one regular.

No, no, no. Like this. Two chocolate, one regular.

So, Julie, what did he say?

He got up and left.

I'll go after him later, try and salvage things.

Are you tripping? Patience, don't ruin the whole game.

Thanks to both of you for your incredible advice.

Who bought it? -Some young man and a not so young woman.

Tell me, what did they think of it?

''Coffee Readings''. -Wait, did they say anything, Daphna?

I'm busy, pinned down. -What were they wearing?

Hi, flowers for Julia Harel. -I don't believe it!

They loved it.

I'll compensate you for that.

Help!

Come again? I didn't get that, is everything all right?

Where were you? Did you know I looked everywhere for you?

Why don't you answer your cell phone?

Your car was by the store... -You were at the store?

Sure, I was at the store. Why don't you answer your phone?

Why were you looking for me? -I was worried sick.

When you get home late, am l out looking for you?

I told you I had things to do.

What am l, a little girl? Why are you stalking me?

What's with you? Who's stalking you? -You g...

I was with dad.

Looking at photos. Where else could I have been?

Look, I was worried sick.

My darling, my sweet, I love you.

I love you as I've never loved a woman before.

What will I do when you're in New York? 3 whole days, alone.

What will I do?

Hi, Liat. Bye. Yes, thanks for getting back to me on that.

What's up? Great, excellent.

OK, look, I know we settled on ten days from now,

but I need the money this week.

You won't lose anything on this.

OK, fine,

I know that's what your attorney said, but...

Sure, Liat, I'll cover your loss at a later date.

Look, all I'm asking...

The good news is I'm not leaving.

Who's Liat? -My ex wife.

She doesn't want... Forget it.

Leaving already? -I've got to go.

What doesn't she want? -Forget it, no need for you to get involved.

Ami? -Let it go. -It's OK, you can tell me.

I don't want to get you involved. -Ami.

We've got an asset distribution agreement.

which states our savings will be split up in ten days.

I thought I had time, but

the people in New York want to close escrow this week,

and she won't free up the funds.

She'll just stop at nothing to keep me from succeeding.

Well, I suppose I'll let it go.

What sort of sum are we discussing? -Plenty. $300,000.

That's not that much.

Get a bank loan, I'll be the guarantor. Make the deal,

come back. -I won't get you mixed up in this, Daphna.

Why not? My signature not good enough for you?

Of course it is, my sweet.

I don't know, I'm not comfortable with this,

it just doesn't seem right.

Ami, Ami, I want to help out. Period.

What's between us is just so beautiful... -Ami, Ami...

So pure, let's not spoil it, seriously... -Ami, please.

Ami, I really do want to help.

Meet at the bank tomorrow morning? Where's your branch?

haKhashmona'im 95, Tel Aviv. -Thank you.

8:30 AM, then.

Daphna, I don't know how t... -You already have.

You're an amazing woman. I'll owe you for this forever.

Thanks, much obliged, all the best.

So your guarantee amounts to 1.5 million NIS,

for the duration of a week. -OK.

Sign here, and here, initials here,

signature here and here.

Why do bank pens never work?

Daphna. -Yeah. Thanks.

Other side. -Here?

That's it. -Thank you. -Thank you. -Best of luck.

When will I have you back? -Thursday. Evening.

Will you be there? -Of course.

Shit, Gali's birthday is Thursday evening,

I'll have to be there Friday morning. -Friday morning.

''Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you,

''happy birthday, dear Gali, happy birthday to you.

''And many...'' -You're giving me a headache! That song,

that annoying... -It's not the song, you're just older.

Now, make a wish, blow, and don't you dare.

Next year's your Bar Mitzvah, sweetie.

Bring on the cake. -Who wants some? -Me...

Daphna, what's with you? -Nothing.

You're nervous. -Everything's fine, Meirav.

Meirav! -The little one's for Gali, not for me.

Daphna, have a seat, have some cake.

I think I left the alarm off at the store. Be right back.

Hold on, I'll come along.

No, no, it's fine, it's fine, I'll go by myself.

I don't want Gali to end up alone with all that cake.

No, it's fine, mom, dad can go with you. Go.

Just a sec, I'll come with you.

I don't want you to be out all alone right now, OK?

I'll go with her. I need to get some air.

Now you can go alone. What's the matter? -I can't breathe.

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Daphna, you still haven't put my book back on display.

I'm not going to, either.

No one cares about your books. No one at all.

Take them back. -What's going on? -But why?

Enough, Yonathan, let her be for now.

Lady, there's no one here.

inheritance listings in the Tel Aviv area

''Daphna Eilam, daughter, Mr. Berkovitch, RIP 2000.1.3''

Michaela? -Not quite.

Where were you? I've searched for 3 days. -I'm right here.

We said we'd meet. -Daphna, people say all sorts of things.

You know how this works, right?

Wait outside, I'll be right out.

Go to the cops, and these wind up with your precious husband.

Did you honestly think I could fall for someone like you?

Someone so dull, so dry?

Feeling better? I'll get that.

Hello? One moment, please. It's for you.

Tell Sigal I won't make it today.

It's not Sigal, it's your dad's bank.

Hello? -Miss Eeilam, good morning. This is Ashkenazi.

Yes? -Look, that family friend of yours, Mr. Mor,

he failed to return his loan,

and the bank's had me exercise your guarantee.

Truth is I've already made the transfer,

I just wanted you to hear it from me, not some spreadsheet.

I'm sorry, I had no choice.

What did they want? -Nothing. It's nothing. I want to sleep.

I'll try to come in early, OK?

That son of a bitch. Why didn't you tell me?

I don't know.

I'm so stupid. What do I do now?

You need to call the cops. -No, I'm not doing that.

If I call the police, Yoram'll find out.

He mustn't find out. -But Yoram loves you.

Tell him, these things happen when you're together so long.

He'll understand. -And if he doesn't?

Well, if that's how it is, our only choice is

to track that bastard down ourselves,

and get your money back.

Easier said than done, since he's probably used some of it

to disappear somewhere quiet and far away.

''Red Sea Hotel''

This is his.

Hi, I'd like the number of the Red Sea Hotel, in Eilat.

Hi, I'm looking for a guest of yours named Ami Mor.

Probably an Alias. -No, don't patch me through.

No answer. -He's not even in hiding.

He's so sure I won't do anything to him.

Not you, not the 100 or so dupes that came before you.

Listen, Daphna, I have an idea.

It's far from simple, and it's very far from cheap.

Willing to go all the way?

Hello. Hi. -How was your flight? -Excellent.

Rosenberg. -Pleased to meet you. -Hi, Milman.

What'll you drink? -Whatever you're having is fine. -OK.

Well, spill. -It's like this, the stakes are high, right?

Each investor contributes 450,000, bare minimum.

We need a total of 3 million.

We've handled bigger ventures before, right? -And riskier.

Meirav, if there's anyone in the country

I'd trust with an issue of this scale, it's you.

We worked out projected profit with Sha'ul.

Not half bad.

Fine. -Excuse me, one second. Hello?

Sorry, I've got to get to a board meeting in Tel Aviv.

See you. -See you. -OK, see you.

Best of luck. -Thank you, thank you. -Goodbye. -Bye.

Gentlemen, let's get cracking.

A little quiet, quiet, please. Please settle down.

It's like this: 8:30 Am, every day, you're all here,

dressed the part. You're late? You're out.

I'll give you your lines, we troubleshoot on location.

Here are tomorrow's scripts, please memorize them.

What about overtime? We're in the union.

Avi, take it or leave it, I've got a thousand other actors

who'd love to get a gig like this.

How about you? -No problems here. -You sure? -Yeah.

Your suits are en route. Now, let's get started.

When's Daniella supposed to show? -Now. Where is she?

Here I am. -Great, slip into something more dignified,

get the guys' suits ready,

and get yourself a proper phonebook!

All right, you don't have to yell. -Fine!

Good evening. -Good evening.

Care for a drink? -Double shot of whiskey, straight.

Good evening, Ms. Binyamini, how nice to see you here.

Mr. Shipman, how are you? -Even you take time off, eh?

Well, I'm here on business, the rest of my time's free.

I'd like you to meet my wife, Hilda.

Hilda, my broker, Meirav.

The best broker in Israel. I told you about her...

Of course, my husband's told me wonderful things about you.

Well, we're... -We're...

We're relaxing here a bit... -Yes, maybe you'd join us?

No, no thank you. -I promise not to bring up business.

Sure you do. A promise you can't keep, Shipman. Let's go.

Goodbye. -Bye, good night. -Talk business with me.

''Midnight, suite 1785''

Hello. -Hello. Make yourself comfortable.

Could we turn on a light? -No. The matches are to your right.

Where are you? -Try and find me.

Is this for us? -Cheers. -Cheers.

I'm not there.

Well, where are you? -Hasty, are you? -No.

What's this? -Blindfold yourself with it.

Feel good? -Weird. -Loosen up, take off your jacket.

Come here.

Not yet...

Who are you? -Trust me.

Pardon me. They told me the lady had checked out.

Well, I'll just come back a bit later.

Hold on, wait, do you know where the lady went?

I don't know, they just said she'd left the hotel.

I'll come back later.

Excuse me, good morning. -Yes? -May I speak with you?

But of course. To what do we owe the pleasure?

My apologies, but that girl you spoke to at the bar...

Your broker. -Ms. Binyamini? -Yes, Meirav.

Do you know where I could find her?

She might be at the pool. -She might be at the pool.

No, that's just it, she left, I need her phone number.

What is your area of expertise?

Shipman, he doesn't want to do business now,

he just wants to know Meirav's phone number.

Great advisor. -Mr. Shipman will go up to his room,

phone his office, and leave her number at the reception.

Thank you very much, madam. -You're more than welcome.

Thank you, Mr. Fishman. -Shipman. -If we could be...

That was my line. I knew it by myself.

You knew it? You nearly ruined the whole charade. -I did not.

Daniella, he's here.

Hi. -Hello. -Hello. -May I help you?

Yes, I'm here to see Ms. Meirav Binyamini.

Do you have an appointment? -No, but I have to see her.

Name, please? -Ami Mor.

It's your lucky day, Mr. Mor.

Her next appointment's been postponed. Follow me, please.

I'm Daniella, her personal assistant.

Pleasure. Let's go to her office.

Our dealing room. Avi?

This is Avi, dealing room manager.

Pleasure. -Pleasure. -Follow me, please.

Would you like a drink? -Coffee. -Two lumps? -Two.

Meirav, a Mr. Ami Mor here to see you. You can go in.

Yes, I have the portfolio right here.

Excellent, we've grossed upwards of 450,000 dollars.

No, I'd advise against selling now, but let's

discuss this at my office. Work it out with Daniella.

Thank you, have a nice day. Bye.

I think there's been a misunderstanding.

Our encounter in the hotel was strictly one time.

You shouldn't have come here.

I was in town, on business, I thought...

I've got plenty of work to do, sorry.

Look, I'm awfully busy. lf I've misled you, I apologize.

And thanks for that night. It was fun. You're sweet.

Goodbye.

Get me Granot.

I want travel expenses. -No way. Part of your paycheck.

Sha'ul said it isn't. -So he did. I say it is.

I'd make more than I do here in one day of shooting.

I'm sure such a great actor doesn't need travel expenses.

Look, I'm signing on more investors,

but obviously the initial sum has to be rather high.

I agree. Well, I have to go.

You don't kick out clients, right? -Clients invest.

How much would it cost to be your client?

100,000 shekels, at least. Enough to get me started.

100,000 shekels is a lot of money.

Well, there are plenty of investment advisors in town

willing to work with less,

I could point you at them. -No, no problem.

Now, explain how this works to me.

Look, I'm very particular with my clientele.

I don't know who you are, where you're from, what you do.

I'm a businessman.

I deal with R&D of ecology related technology,

and I think money is not all that matters.

Nice. Listen, Ami, I'm telling you quite plainly,

you'll get nothing out of me, no matter what you invest.

How much do I stand to gain? -Depends on your investment.

100,000. -Don't worry, none of our clients

have wound up with their pants down. Except you.

You always seduce strangers in bars? -None of your business.

You haven't got a ring. -I'm not married.

Look, I've got a meeting in 5 minutes, and lots of work,

maybe you should take up your investment with someone else.

To whom should I make it out? -M. Binyamini Investments.

Well, now you've got to go to Daniella,

open a client account, sign a few forms.

Essentially, you have an account with us.

If you so choose, I can transfer the money

to your bank account after each transaction. -I'd like that,

and I'd also like to see you, too. -What for?

Business, of course. l... To look into my options.

Tomorrow at 9:00. -9:00.

We'll have oysters and white wine, and discuss business.

Fine, Daniella'll work it out with you.

Some apartment. Oh, Daphna, did you transfer the funds?

Yes, 20,000, like we agreed.

Anyway, the apartment's fully outfitted. Washing machine...

You think I'll be doing laundry?

Here we've got everything you need for cooking...

Believe me, I haven't got time to kill in the kitchen.

Besides, Ami cooks, doesn't he? Where's the bed?

This is all I need.

You're not going to lie in bed all day, are you?

If only, my sweet.

My stocks don't do my work for me.

What a view.

Daniella was late yesterday, it was really annoying.

What? What is it? -You slept with him, didn't you?

We just never brought it up... -Daphna, I thought you understood.

What, it bothers you that I'm sleeping with him? -No,

we just... never brought it up... You're in love with him.

Are you crazy? -That's why you slept with him.

Daphna, you've got to trust me.

Daphna, I'm not in love, and I'm your friend above all.

I've got to get to the office, Sha'ul's waiting for me.

Keys. And close up here.

Trust me. I'll call you. Ciao.

Meirav, excuse me. Ami Mor's here. -Let him in.

Hello, Ami, how are you? -I waited for you yesterday.

Yes, I'm sorry, I just reconsidered,

realized it really wasn't that good an idea.

Sorry I kept you waiting.

Seen your account? Daniella deposited 20,000. -I saw.

I set you up a meeting with Sha'ul, my investment manager.

I've spoken to him, he's already waiting for you.

We've thought up something nice, with fast yield.

Will you see me tonight? -We've been over this.

I'm asking you, just once. I'm asking.

Sorry, Ami.

But I can promise you'll make enough via my firm

to date any and all the girls you'd like. -Listen,

I'm looking for something serious, something real.

One night stands, cash, that's not all I want out of life.

There's more to life than that. If you don't see that,

I guess we really are a bad match.

I'll talk to Sha'ul, I'll do what needs to be done.

Goodbye, Meirav.

Hey, I thought we could go by your father's bank tomorrow,

empty the savings account, put it in real estate.

I've got the morning free, what do you think?

I haven't really got time tomorrow morning.

The bank's open afternoons, we could go then. -One second...

Yes? -Daphna, I lost him. -What? How could this happen?

Don't know, I guess I pushed too hard.

OK, fine, we'll talk, your place at 8:30. -OK.

Ami. -Hope I'm not interrupting.

I'm sorry, I shouldn't have been so...

I've never met anyone l ike you before.

I want you. -Come in, already.

I hate cooking, and I'm not sorry.

Do you like cooking? -I can only make pasta.

Mine always ends up too soft, or too hard.

And that's just the pasta. I tried roast beef once.

My boots were tastier. -You've got mail!

What is it? -Data on our stock in New York.

Not bad, not bad at all. -Something I should know?

No, this is an enormous issue we've got ten investors,

each putting up hundreds of thousands of dollars.

I've got a bit of work to do.

Tell me about it. -I'm not allowed to, Ami.

You've got to let me work.

Do you love me even a bit? -An itsy bitsy bit.

Did you sleep well? And your leg? The nurse said it aches.

I'll get you a doctor to look it over tomorrow.

Let's have a sit, enjoy the fresh air.

I met someone wonderful, Mom. Wonderful, her name's Meirav.

I've decided to marry her.

She's wealthy, from a good home,

she loves me, I love her, we've decided to get married.

Going to work already? -That's my life.

Why'd you dress so...? -Sexy? -And how.

It's a videoconference from New York, they won't see...

A few final details for my investors, before the trade.

I've got to make the trade soon.

No peeking, Sha'ul. -I saw nothing, not a thing.

Meirav, the deal's nearly done,

Shipman just has a little question for you.

How much does all this come out to? -About 3 penthouses,

One in NYC, one in Venice, maybe one in Ramat Gan.

In short, 1.7 million. -You shouldn't be hearing this.

We need one more investor, then.

Yeah, I'm working on it, I'm working on it.

Here's Mr. Shipman. -Good evening, Meirav.

Good afternoon, Mr. Shipman, how was your flight?

I loathe air travel. Listen, the data is spectacular,

and we've kept it under wraps. When will I see the money?

In two days, 11:00 AM, Israeli time. -Good night, Meirav.

Good night, Mr. Shipman. Give my regards to Hilda.

You need another investor? -We do.

Sha'ul's out meeting someone, I assume it'll go smoothly.

You've piqued my interest.

Ami, the minimal investment is 400,000 dollars.

I'm making coffee, would you like some? -Wait, hold on,

what are the returns? -Profits should be lucrative,

but as always, not 100% certain. You want coffee?

Thank you. Now tell me about this investment.

If this goes sour, you could lose everything, Ami.

If I lose everything, will I lose you?

You know I actually don't know anything about you?

I'm not interesting. -No, I want to hear it.

It's not interesting. -Come on...

I'm an only child. Raised in Tel Aviv. Right there.

My father was a war hero, a great general. -Which one?

He wouldn't acknowledge my mother and l, though.

I went to him at age 16, said ''Hi, dad.''

He asked ''Who are you?'', I told him ''Hannah's son''.

He asked ''Who's Hannah?''

But my mother I do want you to meet.

Now that I've laid bare my underprivileged childhood,

might you, Ms. Binyamini, tell me about this investment?

OK, there are these two youngsters

who hit upon some patent in biotechnology,

and now we're raising funds to register them in the exchange,

and we've got reason to believe

that within two days their stocks go up 150%.

When does all this happen? -In two days, and I'm exhausted.

I have to get to work tomorrow morning, there's lots to do.

Ami, I'm giving you info you shouldn't have.

One word from you, and I could lose my license,

and wind up in a lovely cell in Neve Tirza.

Daphna, the bank called today. Something about your account.

They asked us to come in this week.

I guess they couldn't get a hold of you, I wonder why.

''Sex and the City'' is on, want to watch? -5 minutes.

Yes, Sha'ul, they've finalized.

Daniella will deposit it all tomorrow afternoon.

I make the trade at 9:30, and we can all rest easy.

Sure, I'll let you know. Yeah. You and me both. Bye.

What's this? -My part of the investment.

The profits'll take us to Japan.

Or Zanzibar. -Or Mozambique. -Maybe Tuscany.

Well, I've got to get some rest, tomorrow'll be hectic.

Should I make you something to eat? -Excellent idea.

What shall it be? -Surprise me. -Pasta?

I love you.

I've got a surprise for you. After the meal.

''Good morning, my love, I've got a surprise for you!

''Be at the airport at 14:00, #811 to Rome. Kisses, M. B.''

Good morning, Ami Mor.

Private banking, hello, this is Andrea.

Hi, Andrea, this is Ami Mor. -Hello, Mr. Mor.

Andrea, would you check if I've had any deposits today?

Of course, what's your number? -5462121. -Right away.

No, no deposits today. -No? Are you sure?

Yes, I see no transactions this morning.

OK, I'll check back later. -Goodbye. -Bye.

The number you have reached is currently unavailable.

Please try again at a later time. Thank you.

The number you have reached is currently unavailable.

Please try again at a later...

Private banking, hello, this is Andrea.

Hi, Andrea, this is Ami Mor again. -Hello, Mr. Mor.

I'm sorry, you still haven't had any deposits.

No deposits? -No, not yet. -Fine, thank you, Andrea.

''You, too, can overcome sexual inadequacy!

''Zanzibar: The Isle of Dreams''

Thanks for all your work. -Thanks a lot. -Our pleasure.

This doesn't cover travel expenses. We had a deal.

This covers everything, relax. Who's next?

Hello, ticket and passport, please.

Here you go. -Thank you.

Hello. -Hello.

Have a nice flight. -Thank you.

Hello there, Meirav.

I've been looking for you. I was at your office, I saw...

what's his name? Have you got my boarding pass?

Where are we going, Meirav? -I'm going.

You can't afford it.

I wouldn't, if I were you. Whatcha want? -What's mine.

Yours? None of this is yours. And I'm late for my flight.

Meirav! Meirav! Meirav!

Stop! Stop at once! Stop immediately!

Ben Gurion airport security was on high alert today

following one man's attempt to rush into the controlled area.

His identification papers proved false upon inspection,

a fact which led security to suspect that...

Hello, Daphna Eilam? -Yes. -This is for you. -Thank you.

''Dear Daphna, your money minus expenses, as well as

''a sweet little commission for my trouble. See you soon.''

''Love, Meirav.''

What is it?

Nothing.

Everything's all right.

''Temptation''

Subtitles: Elrom Studios