“With a gentle approach, [The Cakemaker] portrays a journey towards acceptance and the pursuit of love. The unique bond formed between the characters strengthens a healing process that brings them a new life. It allows the viewer to connect to the most important of human values, something that overcomes all prejudices: love.” – The 2017 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival’s Ecumenical Jury
One of the biggest indie breakouts of 2018 was Ofir Raul Graizer’s The Cakemaker. The film kicked off its festival run at the 2017 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival and won the Award of Ecumenical Jury. When the film debuted stateside last summer, it played for 19 weeks and became one of Strand Releasing’s best performing titles of the last decade, making $875,000. Despite receiving little attention from American press, it was certified fresh on Rotten Tomatoes with a 98% rating, which clearly helped with word of mouth.
Prior to the film’s release,...
One of the biggest indie breakouts of 2018 was Ofir Raul Graizer’s The Cakemaker. The film kicked off its festival run at the 2017 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival and won the Award of Ecumenical Jury. When the film debuted stateside last summer, it played for 19 weeks and became one of Strand Releasing’s best performing titles of the last decade, making $875,000. Despite receiving little attention from American press, it was certified fresh on Rotten Tomatoes with a 98% rating, which clearly helped with word of mouth.
Prior to the film’s release,...
- 11/13/2018
- by The Film Stage
- The Film Stage
The Cakemaker, Graizer's debut feature, is a study in dualities: male and female, religious and secular, gay and straight. But at a time when societies around the world seem intent on choosing sides, Graizer refuses to put his characters in a box.
The Cakemaker follows Thomas (Tim Kalkhof), a young German baker living in Berlin, as he falls in love with a customer, Oren, a married (and closeted) Israeli businessman. When Oren dies unexpectedly, Thomas' grief draws him to Jerusalem and to the cafe of Oren's widow, Anat (Sarah Adler),...
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The Cakemaker follows Thomas (Tim Kalkhof), a young German baker living in Berlin, as he falls in love with a customer, Oren, a married (and closeted) Israeli businessman. When Oren dies unexpectedly, Thomas' grief draws him to Jerusalem and to the cafe of Oren's widow, Anat (Sarah Adler),...
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- 11/13/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Cakemaker, Graizer's debut feature, is a study in dualities: male and female, religious and secular, gay and straight. But at a time when societies around the world seem intent on choosing sides, Graizer refuses to put his characters in a box.
The Cakemaker follows Thomas (Tim Kalkhof), a young German baker living in Berlin, as he falls in love with a customer, Oren, a married (and closeted) Israeli businessman. When Oren dies unexpectedly, Thomas' grief draws him to Jerusalem and to the cafe of Oren's widow, Anat (Sarah Adler),...
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The Cakemaker follows Thomas (Tim Kalkhof), a young German baker living in Berlin, as he falls in love with a customer, Oren, a married (and closeted) Israeli businessman. When Oren dies unexpectedly, Thomas' grief draws him to Jerusalem and to the cafe of Oren's widow, Anat (Sarah Adler),...
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- 11/13/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Ofir Raul Graizer ‘s poignant feature debut, ‘The Cakemaker’, is Israel’s official Oscar® entry for Best Foreign Language Film. I rank it among the top contenders ‘Never Look Away’, ‘Burning’, ‘Cold War’, ‘Roma’, ‘The Heiresses’, and ‘Birds of Passage’.
I was so moved by the film and so identified with it that I jumped at the chance to interview Ofir and actor Tim Kalkhof. Our interview became a conversation that lasted several hours as we first sipped wine and then ordered pizza at the wonderful Caffé Roma in Beverly Hills.
The Cakemaker is an extraordinary movie for many reasons. First and foremost, its emotional resonance is so in tune to many people. Film writer-director Ofir Raul Graizer and the costar of his film Tim Kalkhof, can recount many stories of people coming up to them tearfully or hugging them spontaneously after having seen the film at some point since...
I was so moved by the film and so identified with it that I jumped at the chance to interview Ofir and actor Tim Kalkhof. Our interview became a conversation that lasted several hours as we first sipped wine and then ordered pizza at the wonderful Caffé Roma in Beverly Hills.
The Cakemaker is an extraordinary movie for many reasons. First and foremost, its emotional resonance is so in tune to many people. Film writer-director Ofir Raul Graizer and the costar of his film Tim Kalkhof, can recount many stories of people coming up to them tearfully or hugging them spontaneously after having seen the film at some point since...
- 11/13/2018
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
Israel has selected Ophir Raul Grazier’s The Cakemaker as its official submission for the best foreign-language film category at the Oscars.
The Israel-Germany co-production, which entangles and strangely unites a gay man and a straight woman over the loss of a shared loved one, won seven Ophir Awards from the Israeli Academy of Film and Television, including best lead actress Sarah Adler (Foxtrot, Aya); best screenplay; best director for Grazier, in what was his feature debut; and the all-important best film. The annual ceremony took place Thursday evening in the city of Ashdod.
The Cakemaker stars German actor Tim Kalkhof ...
The Israel-Germany co-production, which entangles and strangely unites a gay man and a straight woman over the loss of a shared loved one, won seven Ophir Awards from the Israeli Academy of Film and Television, including best lead actress Sarah Adler (Foxtrot, Aya); best screenplay; best director for Grazier, in what was his feature debut; and the all-important best film. The annual ceremony took place Thursday evening in the city of Ashdod.
The Cakemaker stars German actor Tim Kalkhof ...
Israel has selected Ophir Raul Grazier’s The Cakemaker as its official submission for the best foreign-language film category at the Oscars.
The Israel-Germany co-production, which entangles and strangely unites a gay man and a straight woman over the loss of a shared loved one, won seven Ophir Awards from the Israeli Academy of Film and Television, including best lead actress Sarah Adler (Foxtrot, Aya); best screenplay; best director for Grazier, in what was his feature debut; and the all-important best film. The annual ceremony took place Thursday evening in the city of Ashdod.
The Cakemaker stars German actor Tim Kalkhof ...
The Israel-Germany co-production, which entangles and strangely unites a gay man and a straight woman over the loss of a shared loved one, won seven Ophir Awards from the Israeli Academy of Film and Television, including best lead actress Sarah Adler (Foxtrot, Aya); best screenplay; best director for Grazier, in what was his feature debut; and the all-important best film. The annual ceremony took place Thursday evening in the city of Ashdod.
The Cakemaker stars German actor Tim Kalkhof ...
Tim Kalkhof as Thomas in director Ophir Raul Graizer’s The Cakemaker. Photo courtesy of Strand Releasing.
Israeli writer/director Ophir Raul Graizer crafts a brilliant, moving drama that touches on identity, secrets, loneliness, sexuality and grief, in the Israeli-German drama The Cakemaker. The drama is in English, German and Hebrew, with English subtitles.
Israeli businessman Oren (Roy Miller) is a man living a double life., traveling monthly between Israel and Germany for his work as a city planner for an Israeli-German company. He has a wife Anat (Sarah Adler) and young son in Jerusalem and a gay lover Thomas (Tim Kalkhof), a gifted young baker, in Berlin. The quiet German baker knows from the start that Oren is married, and accepts their secret status, but Oren’s wife Anat (Sarah Adler) does not know, and according to Oren, never will. For a year, Oren visits Thomas every month or so,...
Israeli writer/director Ophir Raul Graizer crafts a brilliant, moving drama that touches on identity, secrets, loneliness, sexuality and grief, in the Israeli-German drama The Cakemaker. The drama is in English, German and Hebrew, with English subtitles.
Israeli businessman Oren (Roy Miller) is a man living a double life., traveling monthly between Israel and Germany for his work as a city planner for an Israeli-German company. He has a wife Anat (Sarah Adler) and young son in Jerusalem and a gay lover Thomas (Tim Kalkhof), a gifted young baker, in Berlin. The quiet German baker knows from the start that Oren is married, and accepts their secret status, but Oren’s wife Anat (Sarah Adler) does not know, and according to Oren, never will. For a year, Oren visits Thomas every month or so,...
- 8/17/2018
- by Cate Marquis
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The Cakemaker Strand Releasing Reviewed by: Harvey Karten Director: Ofir Raul Graizer Screenwriter: Ofir Raul Graizer Cast: Tim Kalkhof, Sarah Adler, Roy Miller, Zohar Strauss, Sandra Sade Screened at: Critics’ link, NYC, Opens: June 29 in NY and La “The Cakemaker” is a lovely, bittersweet drama that takes place both in a charming café in […]
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- 6/25/2018
- by Harvey Karten
- ShockYa
"A story of hidden love, challenged faith, and unwittingly shared grief." Strand Releasing has unveiled an official Us trailer for a German drama titled The Cakemaker, which played at a number of film festivals throughout 2017. Made by Israeli filmmaker Ofir Raul Graizer, the film is about a talented young German baker who travels to Israel after his secret lover, an Israeli married man, is killed in a car crash. There he searches for his lover's wife and son, but ends up lost in an entirely different world with all kinds of feelings to deal with. Tim Kalkhof stars as Thomas, along with Sarah Adler, Zohar Shtrauss, Sandra Sade, and Roy Miller. The film won various awards at the Jerusalem Film Festival, Karlovy Vary Film Festival, and Miami Jewish Film Festival. This looks like a good under-the-radar foreign film to discover - see below. Here's the official Us trailer (+ poster) for Ofir Raul Graizer's The Cakemaker,...
- 5/25/2018
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
A forbidden love story takes a wholly unexpected — but richly rewarding — turn in Ofir Raul Graizer’s upcoming Karlovy Vary premiere, “The Cakemaker.” The film follows shy Berlin baker Thomas (Tim Kalkhof) who embarks on a passion and special affair with Oran (Roy Miller), a businessman visiting from Jerusalem who falls for both Thomas and his delicious baked goods.
Their story is cut short, however, when Oran is killed in a car accident and a devastated Thomas cooks up a plan to help his grieving family (and maybe his own broken heart) by traveling to Jerusalem and offering up his expertise to Oran’s widow Anat (Sarah Adler), who owns a struggling cafe. Of course, Thomas can’t explain who exactly he is or what he knows about Oran, and his nationality adds another layer to his evolving relationship with Anat. What will be revealed? And what will happen once those secrets are told?...
Their story is cut short, however, when Oran is killed in a car accident and a devastated Thomas cooks up a plan to help his grieving family (and maybe his own broken heart) by traveling to Jerusalem and offering up his expertise to Oran’s widow Anat (Sarah Adler), who owns a struggling cafe. Of course, Thomas can’t explain who exactly he is or what he knows about Oran, and his nationality adds another layer to his evolving relationship with Anat. What will be revealed? And what will happen once those secrets are told?...
- 7/3/2017
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Drama will explore gay relationships as well as connections between Israel and Germany.
Berlin-based Films Boutique is to handle international sales on the Israeli-born film editor Ofir Raul Graizer’s directorial debut The Cakemaker to be produced by Mathias Schwerbrock’s Film Base Berlin with Israel’s Laila Films.
Schwerbrock told ScreenDaily that the film is planned to go into production this November/December with four days shooting in Berlin and up to two weeks in Jerusalem.
Graizer’s screenplay centres on a young Berliner – a cakemaker by profession – who travels to Israel after the sudden death of his architect lover to learn more about his family background where he begins a relationship with the man’s widow.
“It is an intimate portrait of gay relationships, but also shows the possibility of developing a second relationship,” Schwerbrock explained. “The film also addresses the relationship between Israel and Germany.”
Graizer, who participated in the Nipkow Programm residency in Berlin...
Berlin-based Films Boutique is to handle international sales on the Israeli-born film editor Ofir Raul Graizer’s directorial debut The Cakemaker to be produced by Mathias Schwerbrock’s Film Base Berlin with Israel’s Laila Films.
Schwerbrock told ScreenDaily that the film is planned to go into production this November/December with four days shooting in Berlin and up to two weeks in Jerusalem.
Graizer’s screenplay centres on a young Berliner – a cakemaker by profession – who travels to Israel after the sudden death of his architect lover to learn more about his family background where he begins a relationship with the man’s widow.
“It is an intimate portrait of gay relationships, but also shows the possibility of developing a second relationship,” Schwerbrock explained. “The film also addresses the relationship between Israel and Germany.”
Graizer, who participated in the Nipkow Programm residency in Berlin...
- 9/2/2015
- by screen.berlin@googlemail.com (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
Drama will explore gay relationships as well as connections between Israel and Germany.
Berlin-based Films Boutique is to handle international sales on the Israeli-born film editor Ofir Raul Graizer’s directorial debut The Cakemaker to be produced by Mathias Schwerbrock’s Film Base Berlin with Israel’s Laila Films.
Schwerbrock told ScreenDaily that the film is planned to go into production this November/December with four days shooting in Berlin and up to two weeks in Jerusalem.
Graizer’s screenplay centres on a young Berliner – a cakemaker by profession – who travels to Israel after the sudden death of his architect lover to learn more about his family background where he begins a relationship with the man’s widow.
“It is an intimate portrait of gay relationships, but also shows the possibility of developing a second relationship,” Schwerbrock explained. “The film also addresses the relationship between Israel and Germany.”
Graizer, who participated in the Nipkow Programm residency in Berlin...
Berlin-based Films Boutique is to handle international sales on the Israeli-born film editor Ofir Raul Graizer’s directorial debut The Cakemaker to be produced by Mathias Schwerbrock’s Film Base Berlin with Israel’s Laila Films.
Schwerbrock told ScreenDaily that the film is planned to go into production this November/December with four days shooting in Berlin and up to two weeks in Jerusalem.
Graizer’s screenplay centres on a young Berliner – a cakemaker by profession – who travels to Israel after the sudden death of his architect lover to learn more about his family background where he begins a relationship with the man’s widow.
“It is an intimate portrait of gay relationships, but also shows the possibility of developing a second relationship,” Schwerbrock explained. “The film also addresses the relationship between Israel and Germany.”
Graizer, who participated in the Nipkow Programm residency in Berlin...
- 9/2/2015
- by screen.berlin@googlemail.com (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
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