Nominated for the Golden Bear at Berlin 2024, this adaptation of Arnold Wesker's play follows the life in the kitchen...
Nominated for the Golden Bear at Berlin 2024, this adaptation of Arnold Wesker's play follows the life in the kitchen of a NYC restaurant where cultures from all over the world blend during the lunchtime rush. Writer-director Alonso Ruizpalacios reunites with A Cop Movie's Raúl Briones, who co-stars with two-time Academy Award-nominee Rooney Mara.
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72 %47 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
"A phenomenal showcase for Briones, who gives one of the most mesmerizingly multi-faceted performances of the year."
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RogerEbert.com
RogerEbert.com"A gripping reflection on the dehumanizing grind of labor and the ways that its soul-crushing routines stifle hope."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood Reporter"Mixes biting social critique with stylistic bravura."
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Variety
Variety"Ruizpalacios creates a visual style that continues to reinvent itself right up to the end..."
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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times"The film’s agit-prop expressionism allows it to push beyond the boundaries of other stories like it."
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IndieWire
IndieWire"[Tries] to be several things... and [doesn't] manage to take any of them all the way."
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ColliderLa Cocina | Details
- Rating
- 15, very strong language, strong sex, nudity, sexual harassment, drug misuse
- Runtime
- 139
- Genre
- Drama
- Country of origin
- USA, Mexico
