The Cakemaker

Name: The Cakemaker
Genre: Drama
Released: June 29, 2018
Duration: 113 min
Rating: 74
Cast: David Koren, Eliezer Shimon, Gal Gonen, Iyad Msalma, Roy Miller

2018

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Strand Releasing | Release Date: June 29, 2018 | Not Rated

Starring: David Koren, Eliezer Shimon, Gal Gonen, Iyad Msalma, Roy Miller, Sagi Shemesh, Sandra Sade, Sarah Adler, Stephanie Stremler, Tagel Eliyahu, Tamir Ben Yehuda, Tim Kalkhof, Zohar Shtrauss

Summary: Thomas, a young and talented German baker, is having an affair with Oren, an Israeli married man who dies in a car crash. Thomas travels to Jerusalem seeking answers. Keeping his secret for himself, he starts working for Anat, his lover’s widow, who owns a small café. Although not fully kosher and despised by the religious, his deliciousThomas, a young and talented German baker, is having an affair with Oren, an Israeli married man who dies in a car crash. Thomas travels to Jerusalem seeking answers. Keeping his secret for himself, he starts working for Anat, his lover’s widow, who owns a small café. Although not fully kosher and despised by the religious, his delicious cakes turn the place into a city attraction. Finding himself involved in Anat’s life in a way far beyond his anticipation, Thomas will stretch his lie to a point of no return.… Expand

Director: Ofir Raul Graizer

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 113 min

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RogerEbert.com Godfrey Cheshire

Jun 29, 2018

Watching it, the film’s intelligent, well-crafted story and beautifully drawn characters seem to suggest literary roots. Read full review

Guy Lodge

May 25, 2018

Tracing with exemplary sensitivity the unlikely bond formed between a gay German baker and the Jerusalem-based widow of the man they both loved, Graizer’s film works a complex range of social and religious tensions into its heartsore narrative, without ever feeling sanctimonious or button-pushing. Read full review

Sarah Ward

May 25, 2018

Though the script rarely makes an unexpected choice, it’s the way that the film dissects its many underlying complications that matters more than eschewing predictability. Calmly, but filled with feeling, Graizer lets his protagonists’ actions and choices subvert the norm. Read full review

Jeannette Catsoulis

Jun 28, 2018

Sad and sweet, and with a rare lyricism, The Cakemaker believes in a love that neither nationality, sexual orientation nor religious belief can deter. Read full review

Kenneth Turan

Jun 28, 2018

Culturally specific to its joint Berlin/Jerusalem setting but with themes that are universal, it joins an exploration of sexual fluidity and the nature of love and relationships with a strong plot that keeps you involved and guessing until the very end. Read full review

Walter Addiego

Jul 18, 2018

Graizer takes his time and never feels the need to spell everything out, and The Cakemaker is a testament to what filmmakers can achieve when they trust the audience. Read full review

Boyd van Hoeij

May 25, 2018

Graizer too often seems afraid to potentially offend anyone (but especially straight audiences along for the ride) and too polite to explore the darker recesses of grief, desire and sexuality. Read full review

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mjkonner

Sep 1, 2018

One of the most sensitively filmed and moving love stories I have ever seen.