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LA COCINA

MEXICO-USA

Director : Alonso Ruizpalacios 

Genre : Drama

2024 Berlinale Official Competition and world Premiere.

2024 50th Deauville Festival - Official Competition & French Premiere

It's rush hour in the kitchen of the Grill, a bustling Manhattan restaurant. When money disappears from the cash register, service gets out of hand. Pedro, a dreamy, rebellious cook, tries to prove his love to Julia, while Estella, a new recruit just arrived from Mexico, must navigate the chaos. 

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“Like ‘The Bear’ on steroids” 

Deadline

“Ruizpalacios belongs in the same league as iconic current Mexican directors Guillermo del Toro, Alfonso Cuarón and particularly Alejandro González Iñárritu”

Deadline

“Magnetic”

Indiewire

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