KARLOVY VARY – 2017 is turning out to be one exceptional year for gay cinema with “Call Me By Your Name,” “120 Beats Per Minute” and “God’s Own Country” all earning raves on the festival circuit. The Cakemaker was then acquired by the international Sales company Films Boutique. Drool-worthy confectionery expresses unspoken emotions in “The Cakemaker,” the first feature from the writer and director Ofir Raul Graizer and a master class in exquisite restraint. Both Anat and Thomas are separately overwhelmed with guilt and grief. It’s always been clear, however, that the facade of Tomas’ true identity can’t last forever and as Anat begins to go through Oran’s personal things, she starts to connect the dots about how her new friend really fits into her life. The cakemaker is left to pedal his little bicycle back home. It will make you ponder. Anat tells Thomas that Oren told her he was having an affair, and planned on leaving her and their son in Jerusalem to start a new life in Berlin. The earlier Italian movie has basically the same ending … Can we fall in love outside of it? Directed by Ofir Raul Graizer. Anat travels to Berlin, where she spots Thomas coming out of his cafe from a distance. Subsequently, The Cakemaker participated in numerous film festivals worldwide, winning 11 awards, and is distributed in 22 countries. Is love defined by just our sexuality? In 2018 The Cakemaker won 7 Ophir awards by the Israeli Academy of Film and Television, and became Israel's official entry to the 2019 Oscars in the Best Foreign Film category. [4][5], It premiered at the 52nd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. He works at a traditional German bakery and largely keeps to himself, an oddity in a city with some of the wildest nightlife in the world. When he listens to the message, Thomas is concerned at the abrupt ending to it, but it’s not entirely clear what happened. Tomas then does what would be unthinkable to many: he travels to Israel to try and meet Oran’s wife, Anat (Sarah Adler). Beyond its gay subject matter, it’s primarily a film about love and loss; the fact that Graizer can bring a slightly new perspective to a classic literary and cinematic theme is one of the filmmaker’s most unique achievements. The Cakemaker was released on streaming services November 2018, and sold to the North American division of Netflix. It stars Sarah Adler, Tim Kalkhof, Zohar Strauss and Roy Miller. A German pastry maker travels to Jerusalem in search of the wife and son of his dead lover. [Be Reel Podcast], ‘Boys State’ Filmmakers On Their ‘Dazed & Confused’ Inspiration [Podcast], 'Luxor' Trailer: Andrea Riseborough Is Haunted By The Ghosts Of The Past In Romance Set In Egypt, ‘Wander’ Trailer: Aaron Eckhart & Tommy Lee Jones Are Investigating A Conspiracy In April Mullen’s Thriller, ‘Dreamland’ Trailer: Margot Robbie Is An Outlaw In Love In New Dustbowl-Era Thriller, ‘Run’ Trailer: Sarah Paulson Has Controlling Mom Issues In Aneesh Chaganty’s New Horror/Thriller, ‘News Of The World’ Trailer: Paul Greengrass Reunites With Tom Hanks In A Western About Redemption, Oscars 2021: Best Picture Contenders & Predictions, Susanne Bier Didn’t Compromise Her Vision For ‘The Undoing’ [Interview], ‘Jagged Little Pill,’ ‘Moulin Rouge,’ ‘Slave Play’ Top Truncated 2020 Tony Awards Nominations, Michelle Pfeiffer Officially Enters A Promising Best Actress Race With ‘French Exit’, 'She Paradise' Is A Love Letter To The Autonomy of Young Women [AFI Review], 'Boardwalk Empire' Creator Terence Winter Writing New True Crime Series About Corrupt Detectives, 'Over The Moon': Netflix Misses The Mark With Its Pixar-Esque Animated Adventure [Review], 'Damnation' Exclusive Trailer: New 4K Restoration Of Béla Tarr’s 1988 Classic Will Be Re-Released Next Week, Sylvester Stallone Teases ‘Creed’ Sequel That Connects To ‘Rocky IV’, An Exhaustive Look At The Evolution Of Wonder Woman [Video Supercut], Venice Prize Winner ‘Foxtrot’ Is One Of The Year’s Best [BFI London Film Fest Review], Tribeca Favorite ‘Keep The Change’ Part of 52nd Karlovy Vary Film Festival Competition, The 50 Best Sci-Fi Films Of The 21st Century So Far, The 50 Best Action Movies Of The 21st Century So Far, The 50 Best Animated Films Of The 21st Century So Far, The 50 Best Foreign Language Movies Of the 21st Century So Far, The 20 Best Fantasy Films Of The 21st Century So Far, Warner Bros. & Universal Bosses Deny Interest In Buying Movie Theaters But Say They’re “Rooting For Them”, ‘Saint Maud’ Is A Stunning Debut From An Electrifying Filmmaker [Review], ‘Dune’: Denis Villeneuve Says Timothée Chalamet Is The “One Being On This Planet” That Could Play The Lead, ‘Requiem For A Dream’: Tobey Maguire & Dave Chappelle Turned Down Roles In Darren Aronofsky’s Film.