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The Human Resources Manager

Romanian title: Misiunea Directorului de Resurse Umane
Director: Eran Riklis
Israel-Germany-France-Romania, 2010
Tragi-comedy, 103 min.

The Human Resources Manager of Jerusalem’s largest bakery is in trouble.

Sinopsis

The Human Resources Manager of Jerusalem’s largest bakery is in trouble. When one of his female employees, a foreign worker, is killed in a suicide bombing and her body remains unclaimed, the bakery is accused of inhumanity and indifference. The Human Resources Manager is sent on a mission to make things right. He embarks on a complex journey, beginning in the mystical streets of Jerusalem and continuing in frozen Romania.

Cast

Mark Ivanir

Guri Alfi

Noah Silver

Rozina Cambos

Julian Negulescu

Bogdan Stanoevici

Gila Almagor

Crew

Director: Eran Riklis
Writers: Noah Stollman (screenplay), Avraham B. Yehoshua (novel “A Woman in Jerusalem”)
Cinematography: Rainer Klausmann
Film Editing: Tova Ascher
Sound design: Gil Toren
Music: Cyril Morin
Production design: Yoel Herzberg, Dan Toader
Costume design: Li Alembik, Adina Bucur
Produced by: 2-Team Productions, Pallas Film, Hai-Hui Entertainment, Pie Films, EZ Films

Awards & Selections

Audience Award, Locarno International Film Festival, 2010
Israeli Film Academy, 2010 – Best Film, Best Director (Eran Riklis), Best Screenplay (Noah Stollman), Best Supporting Actress (Rozina Cambos), Best Sound (Asher Milo, Gil Toren)
Best Actor (Mark Ivanir) – Israeli Film Competition Award, Haifa International Film Festival, 2010
Asia Pacific Screen Awards 2010 – Best Performance by an actor (Mark Ivanir) – Nominee
Best Music (Cyril Morin), Valladolid International Film Festival, 2012