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The Baker

The Baker

Careful who you cross.

20236.31h 40m

Overview

A quiet, stoic man, lives a monk-like existence in self-imposed exile. When his estranged son is killed in a drug deal gone bad, he is left to look after a granddaughter he never knew existed, and he is forced back into a life he tried to put behind him.

Directed by Jonathan Sobol
Written by Thomas Michael, Paolo Mancini
Produced by Nicholas Tabarrok, William G. Santor, Doug Murray
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Top Cast

Ron Perlman

Ron Perlman

Pappi

Elias Koteas

Elias Koteas

Vic

Harvey Keitel

Harvey Keitel

Merchant

Joel David Moore

Joel David Moore

Peter

Emma Ho

Emma Ho

Delfi

Samantha Kaine

Samantha Kaine

Det. Weintrager

Dax Ravina

Dax Ravina

Milky

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Ben Milord

Beans

Marc David

Marc David

Rick

R

Ronnie James Hughes

Sirko

Themes & Keywords

heroindisappearancedrugsviolencedramaaction

About The Baker

The Baker is a action, drama, crime film released in 2023 exploring themes of heroin, disappearance, drugs, violence, drama, action. Directed by Jonathan Sobol, it stars Ron Perlman, Elias Koteas, Harvey Keitel. A quiet, stoic man, lives a monk-like existence in self-imposed exile. When his estranged son is killed in a drug deal gone bad, he is left to look after a granddaughter he never knew existed, and he is forced back into a life he tried to put behind him.

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