Thomas, a pastry chef from Berlin, is having an affair with Oren, a married man from Israel. The relationship ends abruptly when Oren dies in an accident. Deeply distraught, Thomas (Tim Kalkhof) travels to Israel to visit Oren's wife Anat and their son, and gradually wins her trust. Eventually, he joins the family's kosher café and enjoys great success with his German cakes. But the deeper Thomas delves into Oren's former life, the greater the lie between him and Anat becomes. THE CAKEMAKER is a quiet, sensitive film about a German-Israeli love affair that transcends gender boundaries. THE CAKEMAKER was directed by Ofir Raul Graizer in 2017 and premiered at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, where it won the Ecumenical Jury Prize. Numerous other awards followed, including the Ophir Award for Best Israeli Film, Israel's highest national film award, which automatically qualified it as the official entry for the 2019 Oscars. The film was screened at festivals in Toronto, Jerusalem, and San Sebastián and received international acclaim for its sensitive direction and the nuanced performances of Tim Kalkhof and Sarah Adler. THE CAKEMAKER is a quiet drama about love beyond borders and identities—a plea for humanity.

Keywords

• Food, cooking and kitchen
• San Sebastian Film Festival
• family
• food

Actors

• Tim Kalkhof
• Sarah Adler
• Royal Miller
• Zohar Shtrauss
• Sandra Sade

Director

• Ofir Raul Graizer