La Cocina | Film
Wed, 21 May
|Dome Cinema and Bar
Life in a NYC restaurant kitchen during the lunchtime rush showcases a blend of cultures from around the world.
Time & Location
21 May 2025, 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Dome Cinema and Bar, 38 Childers Road, Gisborne 4010, New Zealand
About the event
Nominated for the Golden Bear at Berlin 2024, this adaptation of Arnold Wesker's play follows the life in the kitchen of a NYC restaurant where cultures from all over the world blend during the lunchtime rush.
Amidst the lunch rush of a frantic Manhattan restaurant, a series of events threaten to bring the kitchen to a crashing halt. While food orders flood in and pressure mounts to boiling point, the passionate relationship between chef Pedro (Raúl Briones) and waitress Julia (Academy Award nominee 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. Featuring an array of outstanding performances led by Briones and Mara, La Cocina is a gripping, exhilarating and truly cinematic new film from acclaimed director Alonso Ruizpalacios.
In English and Spanish…