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Alonso Ruizpalacios adapts Arnold Wesker’s 1957 play The Kitchen, for his latest film La Cocina...

Deadline describes this film as ‘The Bear on steroids’. Shot mostly in stunning black and white, with a series of single long takes and superb performances led by Oscar® nominee Rooney Mara, La Cocina is an intense, heartbreaking and exhilarating cinematic experience.

While food orders flood in and pressure mounts to boiling point, the passionate relationship between chef Pedro (Raúl Briones) and waitress Julia (Rooney Mara) is starting to fray. But when missing money and shocking revelations cause things to spiral out of control, it’s not long before one of New York’s busiest kitchens is on the verge of imploding.

Alonso Ruizpalacios | México/USA | 2024 | 139 mins | Subtitled

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