The Human Resources Manager

2010 · Movie · 103 minAdaptation

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Made first for young men 1

The Human Resources Manager's audience scores lean most toward young men at 76 of 100, with comparable appeal to older men 1. Its overall reach is rated targeted — targeted reach aimed at a specific demographic segment 2. As an adaptation it scores 84 of 100 for faithfulness, a closely faithful treatment of its source material 3. Relative to the expected cast make-up for its production origin, on-screen representation registers above the baseline for White and below it for Black and Hispanic 4. On content balance it reads entertainment-first at 13 of 100, weighting storytelling over explicit messaging 5.

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    Audience scoreyoung men 76 of 100 is the top quadrant, with older men 65 close behind.WhatSphere audience model, score_version 1
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    ReachAudience breadth rated targeted.WhatSphere audience model, score_version 1
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    FaithfulnessFaithfulness 84 of 100 — a closely faithful adaptation.WhatSphere faithfulness checklist, score_version 1
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    RepresentationRepresentation vs production-origin baseline: White 98, Black 31, Hispanic 31.WhatSphere representation model, score_version 1
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    Content balanceContent balance entertainment-first at 13 of 100.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1

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Primary audienceYoung MenYoung Men76
Young MaleYoung FemaleMature MaleMature Female
Primary audienceYoung Men
Targeted

Quadrant Scores

Young Men
76
Young Women
35
Older Men
65
Older Women
24
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Audience Representation

White
98
Black
31
Hispanic
31
Asian
31
South Asian
40
Middle Eastern
40
Indigenous
46
Mixed
38
Other
46
LGBTQ+
0

Faithfulness

Faithfulness
84

Advocacy

Advocacy13
Entertainment

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Source Material

Source material for this title, with author, type, publication year, and purchase link
TitleAuthorTypeYearPurchase link
A Woman in Jerusalem (Shliḥuto shel ha-memuneh al mashabei enosh)A.B. Yehoshuanovel2004

Synopsis

A tragic comedy centered on the HR manager of Israel's largest industrial bakery, who sets out to save the reputation of his business and prevent the publication of a defamatory article.

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Lineage and popularity

AdaptationSource work
A Woman in Jerusalem (Shliḥuto shel ha-memuneh al mashabei enosh) (2004) — A.B. Yehoshua

Open Library

Faithfulness 84. Copied from title_sphere_scores for display beside source lineage. Joins do not write this value.


What Changed from the Source

The production decisions behind this adaptation, as recorded — original versus on screen.

Source faithfulness: 84/100

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Cast & Crew

Eran Riklis (director)