The Cakemaker
(2017)
Regisseur:
Ofir Raul GraizerSchauspieler:
Tim Kalkhof, Sarah Adler, Royal Miller, Zohar Strauss, Sandra Sade, Tamir Ben Yehuda, Stephanie Stremler, Tagel Eliyahu, Eliezer Shimon, Gal Gonen, Sagi Shemesh, Iyad Msalma, David KorenThomas, ein Konditor aus Berlin, hat eine Affäre mit Oren, einem verheirateten Mann aus Israel. Auf der Suche nach Lebenszeichen des Geliebten begibt Thomas sich in dessen Heimat und kommt dort der Familie zunehmend näher. Doch je tiefer Thomas in Ordens Leben eintaucht, desto mehr verstrickt er sich in einem Netz aus Lügen. The Cakemaker, Israels Beitrag für den Auslands-Oscar 2019, ist ein stiller, sensibler Film über eine deutsch-israelische Liebe jenseits der Geschlechtergrenzen.
Kennt Liebe Staaten- oder Geschlechtergrenzen? Drama über einen deutschen Konditor, der in Israel der Witwe seines verstorbenen Geliebten näherkommt.
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.
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.
