A beautiful, bittersweet tale...

| Oct 26, 2023

Natural performances from Kalkhof and Adler root the melodrama in genuine pathos.

| Aug 27, 2018

Credit first-time writer/director Ofir Raul Graizer with pulling off something of a miracle.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 23, 2018

A tender, tactile and just-sweet-enough story of hidden love, challenged faith and unwittingly shared grief.

| Aug 5, 2018

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.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 26, 2018

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.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jul 19, 2018

The most fascinating kind of tension results, an unusual state of affairs that plays fair with the characters, and with us.

| Jul 5, 2018

A terrifically impressive feature debut by Israeli writer/director Ofir Raul Graizer.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Jun 29, 2018

The Cakemaker is more of a petit four than a belly bomb, but it's striking in its particularity.

| Jun 28, 2018

Sad and sweet, and with a rare lyricism, "The Cakemaker" believes in a love that neither nationality, sexual orientation nor religious belief can deter.

| Jun 28, 2018

The film binds its narrative to fascinating explorations of national identity, sexuality, and, of course, food.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jun 25, 2018