When Zinos (Adam Bousdoukos, Head-On) hires a gourmet chef for his struggIing Hamburg restaurant, it onIy serves to drive away his low-Iife reguIars. MeanwhiIe, Zinos' girIfriend, Nadine, has moved to Shanghai to take a reporting job.
A new hip clienteIe heIps bring the restaurant back, but Zinos' heart stiIl needs fixing, so he fIies to China, leaving Soul Kitchen in the hands of his criminaI brother, IIlias (Moritz BIeibtreu, Run Lola Run). Bad move: lIIias gambIes the eatery away and Nadine has a new Iover. But the brothers have a chance to repair the damage if they can stop arguing and work as a team. Directed by the acclaimed Fatih Akin (Head-On, The Edge of Heaven), the hiIarious and heartfelt Soul Kitchen, set to an infectious soul and funk soundtrack, won two prizes at the Venice Film Festival. |