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La Cocina
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Berlinale
Main competition
2024
The life in the kitchen of a NYC restaurant where cultures from all over the world blend during the lunchtime rush.
It's the lunchtime rush at The Grill, a New York tourist trap that serves thousands of customers on a regular Friday like today. Money has gone missing from the till and all the workers are being questioned. Most of them are illegal immigrants and they struggle to defend their job, their only rightful place in the world, as they prepare an endless array of dishes, trying to keep up with the constant stream of orders coming in from the dining room. One of the cooks is Pedro, a young Mexican who is seeking more from life than this job has to offer. He is a dreamer and a troublemaker, and he is in love with Julia, an American waitress who cannot commit to a relationship with an illegal immigrant. Rashid, The Grill’s owner, has promised to help Pedro with his papers, but when Pedro is accused of stealing the money, and then discovers that Julia has had an abortion, he sees red and spirals towards an act that will halt the production line at the kitchen once and for all. Based on the acclaimed stage play by Arnold Wesker, La Cocina is a tragic and comic tribute to the invisible people who prepare our food.
Directed by
Alonso Ruizpalacios
Written by
Alonso Ruizpalacios
Edited by
Yibran Asuad
Cinematography
Juan Pablo Ramírez
Sound by
Isabel Muñoz Cota
Music by
Tomás Barreiro
Starring
Rooney Mara, Raúl Briones, Oded Fehr, John Pyper-Ferguson, Laura Gómez, James Waterston, Spenser Granese, Lee R. Sellars
Original title
La Cocina
English title
La Cocina
Year
2024
Country
Mexico, USA
Language
EN, ES
Subtitles
CZ, EN
Running time
139 min
Genre
Drama
Age rating
15+
Release date
7. 11. 2024

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"Like a pizza with everything you like on it, cooked to perfection."
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"One of the highlights of the 2024 Berlinale competition."
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