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A family of Russian immigrants is going through the absurd Israeli immigration bureaucracy

The year is 1991. The beginning of the massive Jewish immigration wave from the USSR to Israel. 12 years old Misha is documenting his family's journey on a home-video camera. The already traumatic immigration experience is enhanced up to absurd proportions when the family's old aunt dies on the plane just before they reach the land of their ancestors. Now, the family will have to go through various levels of bureaucracy with an immigrating corpse. Using his great comic talent, director Leon Prudovsky, who immigrated to Israel from the USSR, is coping with his own immigration traumas.

A film by Leon Prudovsky

Awards:

Youth Jury Award, Clermont-Ferrand ISFF 2013

Best Short Film, Golden Apricot - Yerevan IFF 2013

Best Short Film, Best Actress, NY Picture Start IFF 2013

Best Short Film, New Jersey IFF 2013

Best Independent Short, Tel Aviv SIFF 2013

Best Short Film, Audience Award, TV Acquisition Rights Award, Panoazorian IFF 2013

Grand Prix, International Film Festival Nancy Lorraine

Audience Award, Kaliber ISFF 35, Munich

Best Script, La Cabina Film Festival, Spain

Silver Bird, Seoul International Drama Awards