In a strange affair that Thomas begins with Oren, a married Israeli man who died in a serious accident. Thomas is a German young man and a skilled baker. After Oren's death, he will travel to Jerusalem, where he will meet the widow of Orin called Anat. Thomas will transform the whole city into an absolute attraction because of his tasty bites and will find himself implicated in Anat's life in an absolute way.
Rather than an over-the-top melodrama, it asks profound questions about human nature, empathy, and our value beyond archaic doctrines that separate more than unite.
Kalkhof has perfect chemistry with both Miller and Adler. The characters don't have to talk for the audience to feel the loss, love and desire they're experiencing.
Graizer take his time and never feels the need to spell everything out, and "The Cakemaker" is a testament to what filmmakers can achieve when they trust the audience.
There is an earnest, emotional truth to the characters and their relationships - which is plain to see in their faces, even when secrets are being hidden.
