Feature film
Drama
103 minutes
Hebrew, English, Romanian
Israel, Germany, France, Romania
The Human Resources Manager of Jerusalem's largest bakery is in trouble. He's separated from his wife, distanced from his daughter and stuck in a job he hates. When one of his employees, a foreign worker, is killed in a suicide bombing and the bakery is accused of inhumanity and indifference, the HR Manager is sent on a mission to make things right.
As the facts unfold he embarks on a complex journey, beginning in the mystical streets of Jerusalem and continuing in a frozen Post-Soviet country. The Manager finds himself leading an awkward convoy to the dead woman's village including her rebellious son, a pesky journalist determined to ruin him, a quirky consul, an old veteran driver and a coffin.
Far from home, on a mission to honor a woman he didn't even know but has somehow grown to admire, the HR Manager rediscovers his own humanity and his ability to truly care for human resources.
Directed by: Eran Riklis
Screenplay: Noah Stollman
Producers: Haim Mecklberg, Estee Yacov-Mecklberg
Producers: Elie Meirovitz, Thanassis Karathanos, Karl Baumgartner, Tudor Giurgiu, Talia Kleinhandler
Associate Producer: Meinholf Zurhorst
Executive Producers: Moshe Edery, Leon Edery, Yigal Mograbi
Production Company: 2-Team Productions
Co-Production Companies: Pallas Film, Ez Films, Hai-Hui Entertainment, Pie Films
Based on a novel by: A.B. Yehoshua
DOP: Rainer Klausmann
Editor: Tova Ascher
Production Designers: Dan Toader, Yoel Herzberg
Costume Designers: Li Alembik, Adina Bucur
Composer: Cyril Morin
The HR Manager: Mark Ivanir
The Weasel: Guri Alfi
The Boy: Noah Silver
The Consul: Rozina Cambos
The Vice Consul: Julian Negulesco
The Ex-Husband: Bogdan Stanoevitch
The Widow: Gila Almagor
The Night shift supervisor: Yigal Sadeh
The Manager's ex-wife: Reymonde Amsellem
The Grandmother: Irina Petrescu
The Driver: Papil Panduru
The Secretary: Danna Semo
The Daughter: Roni Koren
The Nun: Sylwia Drori
The Morgue Worker: Ofir Weil
THE RABINOVICH FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS - CINEMA PROJECT
THE JERUSALEM FILM & TELEVISION FUND
CHANNEL 10 (ISRAEL)
MITTELDEUTSCHE MEDIENFORDERUNG
CNC ROMANIA
ZDF / ARTE
Winner - Best Actor - Mark Ivanir
Winner - Prix du Public UBS (Audience Award)
Official Selection
Winner - Best Film Award
Winner - Best Director Award
Winner - Best Screenplay Award
Winner - Best Supporting Role – Female Award
Winner - Best Sound Design Award
