Film
Soul Kitchen. By Fatih Akin, 2009.
Bar owner Zinos is already close to bankruptcy as everything seems to turn out well. But will the good fortune remain on his side?
Zinos, owner of the shabby tavern „Soul Kitchen“, is cursed with bad luck: The health authorities want to close his shop, his girlfriend is moving to Shanghai, his criminal brother Illias urges him for help, and then Zinos hurts his back trying to move a dishwasher. Reluctantly, he must find somebody else for the kitchen and hires the eccentric cook Shayn. The new chef manages to drive away even the last loyal customers of “Soul Kitchen”. But miraculously, the restaurant soon becomes popular with a young crowd and it seems as if the closure can successfully be averted. Zinos entrusts the restaurant to his brother Illias and leaves to see his girlfriend in Shanghai – but a real estate broker is determined to ruin the business, and Illias is still used to solve problems in not entirely legal ways…
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About the film | |
Genre | Comedy |
Country | Germany |
Year | 2009 |
Director | Fatih Akin |
Script | Fatih Akin, Adam Bousdoukos |
Cast | Moritz Bleibtreu, Adam Bousdoukos, Birol Ünel, Pheline Roggan, Maverick Queck, Lucas Gregorowicz, Demir Gökgöl |
Length | 99 minutes |
Awards | Venice Internationale Film Festival 2009: Special Jury Prize North German Film Award 2009: Best Script North German Film Award 2010: Best Film Filmfest Hamburg 2009: Art Cinema Award |
Festivals | Venice Internationale Film Festival 2009 TIFF, Toronto International Film Festival 2009 Thessaloniki International Film Festival 2009 Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2009 German Film Festival in Tokyo 2009 Gent International Film Festival 2009 |
Details
Cinema 3 - Cinebox
212 Ly Chinh Thang, Ward 9, District 3
Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam
Language: German with vietnamese and english subtitles
Price: Free tickets are available from 9am, 22.03.2016 at Goethe-Institut HCMC
+84 8 36009587
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Part of series Fatih Akin Film Series 2016 in HCMC