Soul Kitchen

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2010. Faith Akin. Germany. 99 min. Color. Adam Bousdoukos, Birol Ünel, Anna Bederke.

Venice Film Festival: Special Jury Prize, Young Cinema Award for Best Film

Toronto Film Festival: Official Selection

Tribeca Film Festival: Official Selection

New York Times Critics' Pick

"Exuberantly...thrilling." - Joshua Rothkopf, Time Out New York

"One of the current world cinema scene’s most exciting filmmakers." - Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times

"A rollicking, beat-crazy foodie comedy...purely entertaining." - The Onion A.V. Club

SOUL KITCHEN centers on a likable but hopelessly disorganized restauranteur, Zinos (co-screenwriter Adam Bousdoukos) whose cafe is second home to a motley crew of lovable eccentrics. When his girlfriend Nadine up and moves to Shanghai, a love-sick Zinos decides to fly after her, leaving his restaurant in the hands of his unreliable ex-con brother Illias. Both decisions turn out disastrous: Illias gambles away the restaurant to a shady real estate agent, and Zinos finds Nadine with a new lover. If the brothers can stop arguing and get it together, the Soul Kitchen might still have one last chance at staying in business. The mayhem that follows is a hilariously entertaining story of self-realization, set to an irresistibly soulful soundtrack.