''The Human Resources Manager'' ( he, שליחותו של הממונה על משאבי אנוש,

translit. Transliteration is a type of conversion of a text from one script to another that involves swapping letters (thus '' trans-'' + '' liter-'') in predictable ways, such as Greek → , Cyrillic → , Greek → the digraph , Armenian → or ...

''Shliḥuto shel Ha'Memuneh al Mash'abey Enosh'') is a 2010 Israeli

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...

directed by

Eran Riklis Eran Riklis ( he, ערן ריקליס; born October 2, 1954) is an Israeli filmmaker. His films include ''Cup Final'' (1991), '' The Syrian Bride'' (2004), ''Lemon Tree'' (2008) and ''Dancing Arabs'' (also known as ''A Borrowed Identity'') (201 ...

. It was written by Noah Stollman, based on the 2006 book ''A Woman in Jerusalem'' by

A. B. Yehoshua Avraham Gabriel Yehoshua ( he, אברהם גבריאל (בולי) יהושע; 9 December 1936 – 14 June 2022) was an Israeli novelist, essayist, and playwright. ''The New York Times'' called him the "Israeli Faulkner". Underlying themes in Ye ...

. The film tells the story of a bakery's human-resources manager (unnamed, like most of the film's characters) who reluctantly travels to

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to bring the body of a deceased former employee, a recent immigrant to Israel, back to her family, in order to prevent a public-relations disaster for his company. The first half of the film is set in, and was filmed in,

Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...

, while the second half was filmed in

Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, a ...

, although the name of the country is never specified in the film. ''The Human Resources Manager'' won five

Ophir Award The Ophir Awards ( he, פרס אופיר), colloquially known as the Israeli Oscars or the Israeli Academy Awards, are film awards for excellence in the Israeli film industry awarded by the Israeli Academy of Film and Television. The award, name ...

s, for Best Film, Director, Screenplay, Supporting Actress (

Rozina Cambos Rozina Cambos ( he, רוזינה קמבוס; 17 December 1951 – 4 December 2012) was an Israeli actress who distinguished herself as a performer in both Israel and her native Romania. Biography Cambos was born in Bacău to a Romanian-Jewish fa ...

) and Soundtrack. The film was also selected as the Israeli entry for the

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at the

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, but it did not make the final shortlist.

Cast

Mark Ivanir Mark Alexandrovich Ivanir ( he, מארק איווניר; uk, Марк Олександрович Іванір; russian: Марк Александрович Иванир) is a Ukrainian-born Israeli actor known for his character actor, character ...

as The Human Resources Manager *

Reymond Amsalem Reymond Amsalem ( he, ריימונד אמסלם, born 19 July 1978) is an Israeli actress. She has appeared in more than 20 films since 2003. She was born in Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) ...

as The Divorcee *

Gila Almagor Gila Almagor Agmon ( he, גילה אלמגור אגמון; born Gila Alexandrowitz; July 22, 1939) is an Israeli actress, film star, and author. In Israel, she is known as "queen of the Israeli cinema and theatre". Biography Gila Alexandrowitz ( ...

as The Widow * Noah Silver as The Boy * as The Weasel *

Irina Petrescu Irina Carmen Petrescu (19 June 1941 – 19 March 2013) was a Romanian film actress. She appeared in 29 films between 1959 and 2010. She won the award for Best Actress at the 6th Moscow International Film Festival for her role in the 1969 fil ...

as The Grandmother *

Julian Negulesco Julian may refer to: People * Julian (emperor) (331–363), Roman emperor from 361 to 363 * Julian (Rome), referring to the Roman gens Julia, with imperial dynasty offshoots * Saint Julian (disambiguation), several Christian saints * Julian (gi ...

as The Vice Consul *

as The Consul *

Bogdan E. Stanoevitch Bogdan or Bohdan (Cyrillic: Богдан) is a Slavic masculine name that appears in all Slavic countries as well as Romania and Moldova. It is derived from the Slavic words ''Bog/Boh'' (Cyrillic: Бог), meaning " god", and ''dan'' (Cyrilli ...

as The Ex-Husband *

Ofir Weil Ofir is an alternate spelling of the Jewish name Ophir. The name may refer to: * Ofir Akunis (born 1973), Israeli politician * Ofir Amram (born 1986), Israeli footballer *Ofir Ben Shitrit (born 1995), Israeli singer *Ofir Davidzada (born 1991), Is ...

as The Morgue Worker *

Roni Koren Roni may refer to: * Roni, Jigawa, a local government area in Nigeria * Roni (given name), including a list of people with the name * "Roni" (song), a 1989 single by Bobby Brown * Roni, the cursed persona of Regina Mills, the Evil Queen on seaso ...

as The Daughter * Papil Panduru as The Driver *

Danna Semo Danna may refer to: Places * Biblical Danna (Joshua 15:49), identified with Idhna, a modern Palestinian town on the West Bank * Danna, Baysan, a former Palestinian village depopulated after the 1948 Arab-Israeli War * Danna, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a ...

as The Secretary *

Sylwia Drori Sylwia is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Sylwia Ejdys (born 1984), Polish middle-distance runner *Sylwia Gruchała (born 1981), Polish fencer *Sylwia Jaśkowiec (born 1986), Polish cross-country skier *Sylwia Julito (born 192 ...

as The Nun

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* 2010 films Israeli drama films 2010s Hebrew-language films 2010 drama films Films directed by Eran Riklis Films shot in Romania Films set in Jerusalem {{Israel-film-stub

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