Dough (2015)

An old Jewish baker struggles to keep his business afloat until his young Muslim apprentice drops cannabis in the dough and sends sales sky high.

Director:

John Goldschmidt

Writers:

Jonathan Benson, Jez Freedman

Stars:

Jonathan Pryce, Jerome Holder, Phil Davis

8 wins.

Cast

Credited cast:
Jonathan Pryce	...	Nat Dayan
Jerome Holder	...	Ayyash Habimana
Phil Davis	...	Sam Cotton (as Philip Davis)
Ian Hart	...	Victor Gerrard
Pauline Collins	...	Joanna Silverman
Andrew Ellis	...	Lucas
Malachi Kirby	...	Shaun
Natasha Gordon	...	Safa Habimana
Melanie Freeman	...	Olivia Dayan
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Joel Beckett	...	PC O'Neill
Daniel Ben Zenou	...	Rabbi
Matt Beveridge	...	Stoner
Ben Bishop	...	PC Marsh
Paul Blackwell	...	Car driver
Alexander Bracq	...	Car Driver

Storyline

Safa Habimana, a Muslim immigrant in Britain who struggles to make ends meet, hopes that she and her troubled teenage son, Ayyash, will reunite with her husband one day. However, with lots of time on his hands, Ayyash will soon find the police on his doorstep--and as a result--his desperate mother will need to take some drastic measures. So, without delay, Safa sets up an appointment with Nat, her Jewish boss and the neighbourhood's baker, to beg him to take her son as an apprentice. Of course, new beginnings are usually hard at first; but, little by little, as Nat's business starts to flourish thanks to a revolutionary recipe, a strong bond will develop between them. But, do they know that problems are just around the corner?

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Plot Keywords:

dough | muslim | jewish | baker | grandfather granddaughter relationship | 

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Taglines:

You don't have to be baked to make some...

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Viva Films [United Kingdom]

Country:

UK Hungary

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 April 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

La mejor receta

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$45,373, 19 February 2016, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$1,142,315, 7 August 2016

Company Credits

Production Co:

Docler Entertainment,Wolf & The Gang,Docler DProd

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Color:

Color (ACES)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Director/Producer John Goldschmidt's productions have won and been nominated for many awards including: British Academy Award (BAFTA), Silver Bear - Berlin Film Festival, Prix Italia Award - RAI Prize - Music, Golden Nymph - Monte Carlo, Silver Nymph - Monte Carlo (twice), Cine de Luca Award - Monte Carlo, Fernsehpreis der Oesterreichischen Volksbildung, German Cinema Owner's Prize, Silver Hugo - Chicago Film Festival, Royal Television Society Award, International Emmy Award - Nomination, Prix Italia Award - Nomination for Drama, Cable Ace Award (US) - Nomination.

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Goofs

At the beginning of the film, Ayyash asks his friends why he'd be walking around with no pants on. In the UK, "pants" refers to what Americans call "underwear." While many Americanisms and word meanings have traveled to the UK, "pants" has not yet changed meaning to refer to trousers.

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Quotes

Joanna: Race and religion are irrelevant. If you're a dickhead, then you're a dickhead.

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Connections

Features Singin' in the Rain (1952)

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Soundtracks

Tea Waltz
Composed by Gerhard Narholz
Published by Sonotan Music GmbH & Co. KG
Vivatone Editions Cavendish Music Co. Ltd.

User Reviews

An amazing original story

Wow, i was really amazed by this movie, the atmosphere, the emotions and the story are all perfect.

Now, lets not argue about "racism", because there is no such thing as racism in this film. Well, more like countering the popular belief of 2015-2016 stereotypes of people saying that "Muslims and Jews cannot be racist". This movie proved the opposite, and shows us that racial tension still exists due to the fact of people bringing it back up again.

Never the less, it was an amazing movie, with an amazing story, and an amazing message.