Fresh
Nicely cast ensembler, centered on a hopelessly disorganized eatery owner and peopled by a weird collection of lovable eccentrics, is pacey entertainment that hardly puts a foot wrong.
Derek Elley, Variety
Soul Kitchen
Life is what happens when you're busy making other plans.
2009 · 1h 39m · N/A
Comedy, Drama
Directed by
Fatih Akin
Overview
In Hamburg, German-Greek chef Zinos unknowingly disturbs the peace in his locals-only restaurant by hiring a more talented chef.
Director and cast
- Fatih Akin Director
- Adam Bousdoukos as Zinos Kazantsakis
- Birol Ünel as Shayn Weiss
- Moritz Bleibtreu as Ilias Kazantsakis
- Wotan Wilke Möhring as Thomas Neumann
- Dorka Gryllus as Anna Mondstein
- Pheline Roggan as Nadine Kruger
- Lukas Gregorowicz as Lutz
- Demir Gökgöl as Sokrates
- Monica Bleibtreu as Nadines Grossmutter
- Marc Hosemann as Ziege
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
73%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Akin perfectly captures the antic pace, eccentric personalities, and fickle fortunes of the restaurant game, and his vision of the Soul Kitchen as an all-night bacchanal is irresistible.
J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader
Fresh
Tasty concoction about a young man's frenetic struggle to keep his offbeat restaurant going.
Ray Bennett, Hollywood Reporter
Fresh
Akin's earlier films were dramas, and he hasn't remade himself as a master of comedy, but even when the gags fall flat the vibe is agreeable.
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Fresh
The slapsticky tone of Akin's latest work is more anarchic than heavenly, but the picture has its screwball charms.
John Hartl, Seattle Times
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