The Cakemaker (2017)
Genre: Drama
Duration: 104 minuten
Alternative title: האופה מברלין
Country:
Israel / Germany
Directed by: Ofir Raul Graizer
Stars: Sarah Adler and Tim Kalkhof
IMDb score:
7,3 (5.450)
Releasedate: 28 December 2017
The Cakemaker plot
After Israeli businessman Oren meets baker Thomas while working in Germany, a long-distance affair ensues, despite the knowledge that Oren has a wife and child in Jerusalem. After a blissful relationship of over a year, Oren doesn't return and all calls and messages stop abruptly. Thomas travels to Israel to discover the shocking reason why contact has stopped. Grieving, he seeks comfort from Oren's widow without revealing that he knew her husband.
Actors and actresses
Thomas
Anat
Oren Nachmias
Moti
Hanna
Itai Nachmias
Sophia
Dana
Avram
Client
Reviews & comments
Timey
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- 71 messages
- 647 votes
Nice film, but nothing more than that.
The love between the two men is never elaborated, nor are his motives for going to Israel, never discussed throughout the story. There were enough leads. Did he love him that much? I didn't feel it. Is it a form of being lost and not knowing what to do? Helplessness?
The acting and the script are quite dry, quite superficial. The progression of the film is quite predictable. I also didn't think the 'Jewish background' of the story added much.
The music was actually the best. Beautiful, atmospheric, sensitive piano music. Could have been more amplifying, but it didn't for me.
Nice indeed, but don't expect an intense love story. Here almost all conflicts are avoided.
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Fisico
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- 10039 messages
- 5398 votes
A film that in my eyes deserves its (extra) credits because of the addition of the delicious dishes that are prominently featured in a number of scenes. Such films with extra attention to food often appeal to me. Dabba (Film, 2013) and An (Film, 2015) come to mind spontaneously, but there are many such examples.
The biggest shortcoming of the film is already described above. Very little attention is paid to the relationship between Oren and Thomas. Too bad, it could explain why Thomas goes to Israel and wants to get to know his friend's family.
Furthermore, I find cultural customs quite interesting in a film. Being kosher is something special. However, the film relies too much on loose ends and there is too much work towards a happy ending. The acting and the pace were good though. A solid film, nothing more, nothing less.
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mrklm
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- 11931 messages
- 10217 votes
After six weeks of not hearing from his Israeli lover Oren [Roi Miller], Thomas [Tim Kalkhof] discovers that Roi has died in an accident in Jerusalem. Thomas leaves his bakery in Berlin behind and travels to Jerusalem where he discovers that Roi was married to Anat [Sarah Adler] and had a son [Tamir Ben Yehuda]. Thomas meets Anat, but tells him nothing about his relationship with Oren and is faced with a dilemma when his bond with Anat becomes increasingly close. A far-fetched, unbelievable premise that, thanks to the strong cast (especially the endearing Kalkhof), is almost as digestible as the delicacies that Thomas keeps serving.
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