The Cake General

The Cake General

Anyone can be a hero

Directed by Fredrik Wikingsson, Filip Hammar

Produced by Nexiko

2018101 min5.9 / 10

A warmhearted, quirky comedy about an ordinary man's eccentric quest to build an enormous cake and bring pride to his small Swedish town.

Set in 1984, Hans Pettersson (Hasse P.) decides to create the largest sandwich cake ever made in order to put his home town, Köping, on the map.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Cake General violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Does The Cake General end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 90% of films.

  • Is The Cake General easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 88% of films.

  • Is The Cake General scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is The Cake General sad? Barely. Less sad than 80% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

19/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity14

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise23

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love20

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like The Cake General

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Cake General

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Cake General, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Cake General, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Cake General, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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