Welcome and Our Condolences

2012 0h 28m RU

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8.0

BANGER

★8.0TMDB · 1

Comedy

Synopsis

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A family of Russian immigrants is going through the absurd Israeli immigration bureaucracy with an immigrating corpse.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Leon Prudovsky
Writers: Leon Prudovsky
Languages: Hebrew, Russian
Countries: Israel

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RUNTIME

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Tight 28-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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Released 14 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Hebrew, Russian.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Leon Prudovsky, shot by Israel Freedman. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Evgeny Ruman shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2406610 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Leon Prudovsky directs. Israel Freedman behind the camera. Evgeny Ruman cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Israel. Dialogue in Hebrew, Russian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 28-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 14 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Hebrew, Russian.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Leon Prudovsky, shot by Israel Freedman. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor Evgeny Ruman shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7IMDB entry: tt2406610 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Israel Freedman
Editing: Evgeny Ruman
Runtime: 28 min · 0h 28m
Status: Released
Original language: RU
IMDB: Welcome and Our Condolences (2012)

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Key crew

ProducerHaim Mecklberg
ProducerEstee Yacov-Mecklberg
EditorEvgeny Ruman

Release history · US

When it landed

Theatrical2012-01-01

6.6