The Cakemaker

    Genre
    Drama
  • |
    • Runtime
    113 mins
  • |
    • Rated
    NR
  • |
    • Release Date
    2017
  • |
    • Countries
    Israel, Germany
  • |
    • Languages
    Hebrew, German
  • |
DIRECTED BY:
Ofir Raul Grazier
WRITTEN BY:
Ofir Raul Grazier
CAST INCLUDES:
Tim Kalkhof, Sarah Adler, Roy Miller

ANGELIKA’S NOTE

"A tender, tactile and just-sweet-enough story of hidden love, challenged faith and unwittingly shared grief," raves Variety. Director/Writer Ofir Raul Grazier's first feature won the hearts of both critics and audiences, and was the winner of the Award of the Ecumenical Jury at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. Rated an impeccable 98% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, the film follows a German pastry maker, as he travels to Jerusalem in search of the wife and son of his dead lover.

SYNOPSIS

Thomas, a young German baker, is having an affair with Oren, an Israeli married man who has frequent business visits in Berlin. When Oren dies in a car crash in Israel, Thomas travels to Jerusalem seeking answers regarding his death. Under a fabricated identity, Thomas infiltrates into the life of Anat, his lover’s newly widowed wife, who owns a small café in downtown Jerusalem. Thomas starts to work for her and create German cakes and cookies that bring life into her café.

The Cakemaker

    Genre
    Drama
  • |
    • Runtime
    113 mins
  • |
    • Rated
    NR
  • |
    • Release Date
    2017
  • |
    • Countries
    Israel, Germany
  • |
    • Languages
    Hebrew, German
  • |
DIRECTED BY
Ofir Raul Grazier
WRITTEN BY
Ofir Raul Grazier
CAST INCLUDES
Tim Kalkhof, Sarah Adler, Roy Miller
"A tender, tactile and just-sweet-enough story of hidden love, challenged faith and unwittingly shared grief," raves Variety. Director/Writer Ofir Raul Grazier's first feature won the hearts of both critics and audiences, and was the winner of the Award of the Ecumenical Jury at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. Rated an impeccable 98% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, the film follows a German pastry maker, as he travels to Jerusalem in search of the wife and son of his dead lover.

Thomas, a young German baker, is having an affair with Oren, an Israeli married man who has frequent business visits in Berlin. When Oren dies in a car crash in Israel, Thomas travels to Jerusalem seeking answers regarding his death. Under a fabricated identity, Thomas infiltrates into the life of Anat, his lover’s newly widowed wife, who owns a small café in downtown Jerusalem. Thomas starts to work for her and create German cakes and cookies that bring life into her café.

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