The Cakemaker (2017) on Netflix
Thomas, a German baker, has an affair with Oren, a married Israeli man. After Oren dies in a car crash, Thomas goes to Jerusalem and enters the life of Oren's widow, Anat.
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Plot summary
Thomas, a young German baker, is having an affair with Oren, an Israeli married man who has frequent business visits in Berlin. When Oren dies in a car crash in Israel, Thomas travels to Jerusalem seeking for answers regarding his death. Under a fabricated identity, Thomas infiltrates the life of Anat, his lover’s newly widowed wife, who owns a small Café in downtown Jerusalem. Thomas starts to work for her, creating German cakes and cookies that bring her Café to life. Thomas finds himself involved in Anat’s life in a way far beyond his anticipation. To protect the truth he will stretch his lie to a point of no return.
Cast
- Tamir Ben Yehudaas Itai Nachmias
- Eliezer Shimonas Avram
- Gal Gonenas Client
- Sagi Shemeshas Soldier
- Iyad Msalmaas Swimming instructor
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about The Cakemaker (2017)
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- After 19 rejection letters from film funds, Ofir Raul Grazier's The Cakemaker was shot in just 20 days on a budget of $90,000, across two countries, Germany and Israel.
- Arranging financing for The Cakemaker took six years; the film was presented at the Berlinale Talents, the Agora Film Market and the Cannes Marche du Film but received no support, leaving only the Jerusalem Film Fund.
