The Cakemaker

The Cakemaker
Directed by Ofir Raul Grazier
Produced by Mathias Schwerbrock
Itai Tamir
Written by Ofir Raul Grazier
Starring Sarah Adler
Tim Kalkhof
Zohar Strauss
Roy Miller
Tamir Ben Yehuda
Music by Dominique Charpentier
Cinematography Omri Aloni
Edited by Michal Oppenheim
Production
company
Film Base Berlin
Laila Films
Distributed by Films Boutique
Release date
  • July 4, 2017 (2017-07-04) (KVIFF)[1]
Running time
 104 minutes
Country Israel
Germany
Language
  • Hebrew
  • English
  • German
Box office $1.2 million[2][3]

The Cakemaker is a 2017 Israeli-German drama film directed by Ofir Raul Grazier. It stars Sarah Adler, Tim Kalkhof, Zohar Strauss and Roy Miller.[4][5]

It premiered at the 52nd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. It was part of the Official Selection - Competition and won the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury.[6] It received the 2018 Ophir Award for best picture,[7] and was selected as the Israeli entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards.[8]

Plot

Thomas, a young German baker, is having an affair with Oren. Oren is a married Israeli man who frequently visits Berlin on business. When Oren dies in a car crash in Israel, Thomas travels to Jerusalem seeking answers about his death.

Without revealing the whole story of his interest, Thomas insinuates himself into the life of his lover’s widow, Anat. Thomas' unfamiliarity with Anat's reality comes to involve him in her life in a way he never anticipated.

Cast

Reception

Critical reception

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 100% based on 42 reviews, with an average rating of 7.6/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "The Cakemaker explores all-consuming emotion with beguiling restraint, adding up to a delicately understated character study fueled by the power of love."[9] Metacritic gives the film a weighted average rating of 74 out of 100, based on 9 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[10]

Accolades

Award / Film Festival Category Recipients and nominees Result
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival Prize of the Ecumenical Jury Won
Crystal Globe Nominated

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The Cakemaker". Archive of Films. Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  2. ↑ "The Cakemaker". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
  3. ↑ "The Cakemaker (2018)". The Numbers. Nash Information Services. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
  4. ↑ Lodge, Guy (4 July 2017). "Karlovy Vary Film Review: 'The Cakemaker'". Variety. Penske Business Media. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  5. ↑ van Hoeij, Boyd (7 July 2017). "'The Cakemaker' ('Der Kuchenmacher'): Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  6. ↑ "Ecumenical award at Karlovy Vary Festival 2017". SIGNIS. 11 July 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  7. ↑ "The Cakemaker’s sweet Ophir win". The Jerusalem Post, September 7, 2018.
  8. ↑ Caspi, David (6 September 2018). "Oscars: Israel Selects 'The Cakemaker' for Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  9. ↑ "The Cakemaker (2018)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  10. ↑ "The Cakemaker Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
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