THE CAKEMAKER

THE CAKEMAKER, 2018
Israel | DCP, Color, 104' | Hebrew
Director: Ofir Raul Graizer
Cast: Tim Kalkhof, Sarah Adler, Roy Miller

Oren frequently visits Berlin, where he goes to Thomas’s café to buy his wife’s favorite cookies. These visits soon turn into a relationship, and eventually an unexpected love affair. After Oren’s sudden death, Thomas finds himself in Jerusalem, the city where Oren lived with his family. Here, the young man becomes involved with the people his deceased lover left behind. In this first feature, director Ofir Raul Graizer presents a touching drama that highlights themes of family ties, love, grief, and religion.