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Film · 2017

The Cakemaker

Original titleThe Cakemaker (HaOfe MeBerlin)

Directed by Ofir Raul Graizer · starring Tim Kalkhof, Zohar Shtrauss and Sarah Adler

  • 7.2 AverageMovieNCo
  • 7.7 Users6 votes
  • 6.6 Critics4 reviews

Synopsis

In Berlin, Oren, an Israeli construction engineer who regularly works on a large project, has a love affair with a German pastry chef, Thomas. The romance does not even seem to have started properly when Thomas discovers that Oren has died in a car accident in Jerusalem. Thomas travels there without knowing exactly what he is looking for. He does find, however, the café owned by Oren's wife, Anat, who soon offers him a job of the most basic, consisting of cleaning and scrubbing pots. Thomas does not reveal his talent until the birthday of Anat's son, when he decides to prepare a surprise in the form of a confection of cookies. This does not sit well with the religious Motti, Oren's brother. To this it must add a simple fact: Thomas is German, the food prepared by a non-Jew is not in accordance with Jewish law and a café in Jerusalem loses customers without the Kosher certificate. Anat, however, is not religious and praises Thomas as the dedicated worker he is and for the pleasure that the growing number of clients has taken to his pastry shop.

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Availability checked on 8 November 2026.

The essentials

Runtime
113 min1 hour and 53 minutes
How long is The Cakemaker?
1 hour and 53 minutes (113 minutes).
Who directed The Cakemaker?
Ofir Raul Graizer.
Who is in The Cakemaker?
It stars Tim Kalkhof, Zohar Shtrauss, Sarah Adler and Roi Miller.
Where can I watch The Cakemaker?
In the UK it is available to rent on Apple TV and Prime Video.
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Producers
Ofir Raul Graizer

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Reviews

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What the critics say average 6.6 from 4 outlets

  • 8.0 VarietyGuy Lodge 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… Read
  • 8.0 CinemaníaCarlos Marañón The great virtue of this simple film of encounter between two destitute is that he knows how to avoid the sensationalism and heels towards the complete acceptance of the other. Read
  • 6.5 FotogramasPere Vall Soft and kind drama (...) achieves its objectives: to reconcile (unless about 100 minutes) Germany and Israel, to question certain attitudes and, above all, to give off a lot of love for the… Read

Soundtrack

All 7 songs
  1. HeartbeatDominique Charpentier Spotify
  2. Jour de PluieDominique Charpentier
  3. Love Comes in Waves
  4. At the CarnivalThe Bribe, the Mockery
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