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.
The Cakemaker has generally received very positive reviews.
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The Cakemaker was released in 2017 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 61 reviews, giving The Cakemaker (2017) an average rating of 75%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 87%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 76%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with The Cakemaker than critics were.
With a score of 75%, The Cakemaker is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2017, which stands at 60%.
Other movies from 2017 with similar scores include films like It, Darkest Hour and The Lego Batman Movie.
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