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LA COCINA

DIRECTOR

Alonso Ruizpalacios

SHOWTIME

September 29 @ 5PM

TYPE

Narrative

THEATRE

Coolidge Corner Theatre

RUNNING TIME

139 minutes

LANGUAGES

N/A

COUNTRY

Mexico/USA

RELEASE DATE

2024

It’s the lunch rush at The Grill in Manhattan, and money has gone missing from the till. All the undocumented cooks are being investigated, and Pedro (Briones) is the prime suspect. He’s a dreamer and a troublemaker, and in love with Julia (Mara), an American waitress who cannot commit to a relationship. Rashid, The Grill ́s owner, has promised to help Pedro with his papers so he can "become legal." But a shocking revelation about Julia compels Pedro to spiral into an act that will stop the production line of one of the city’s busiest kitchens once and for all.

 

La Cocina is a tragic and comic tribute to the invisible people who keep our restaurants running and our stomachs full, whilst chasing a perhaps unreachable version of the American dream.

FESTIVALS:

  • Tribeca Film Festival (2024)

  • Berlinale Film Festivals (2024)

  • Sydney Film Festival (2024)

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