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.
Acting
Kalkhof's silent longing speaks volumes
Cinematography
Flour-dusted intimacy in every frame
Writing
The cake metaphor actually works, somehow
Director
Ofir Raul Graizer
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Graizer, gay and Israeli-German himself, filmed in both countries to capture the specific friction of these identities. The bakery becomes a neutral zone between warring worlds.
The café's success mirrors Thomas's emotional infiltration — his German pastries are exotic, desired, and fundamentally alien in Jerusalem's sacred geography. Anat's eventual choice to keep him employed despite suspicions suggests she's choosing the pleasure of his presence over the comfort of certainty.
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