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Soul Kitchen

  • 2009
  • 1h 39m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
39K
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Moritz Bleibtreu, Adam Bousdoukos, Birol Ünel, Pheline Roggan, and Anna Bederke in Soul Kitchen (2009)
In Hamburg, German-Greek chef Zinos unknowingly disturbs the peace in his locals-only restaurant by hiring a more talented chef.
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In Hamburg, German-Greek chef Zinos unknowingly disturbs the peace in his locals-only restaurant by hiring a more talented chef.In Hamburg, German-Greek chef Zinos unknowingly disturbs the peace in his locals-only restaurant by hiring a more talented chef.In Hamburg, German-Greek chef Zinos unknowingly disturbs the peace in his locals-only restaurant by hiring a more talented chef.

  • Director
    • Fatih Akin
  • Writers
    • Fatih Akin
    • Adam Bousdoukos
  • Stars
    • Adam Bousdoukos
    • Moritz Bleibtreu
    • Pheline Roggan
  • See production, box office & company info
  • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    39K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Fatih Akin
    • Writers
      • Fatih Akin
      • Adam Bousdoukos
    • Stars
      • Adam Bousdoukos
      • Moritz Bleibtreu
      • Pheline Roggan
    • 34User reviews
    • 120Critic reviews
    • 76Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 9 nominations

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    Moritz Bleibtreu, Adam Bousdoukos, Demir Gökgöl, Lucas Gregorowicz, Birol Ünel, and Anna Bederke in Soul Kitchen (2009)
    Birol Ünel in Soul Kitchen (2009)
    Adam Bousdoukos and Demir Gökgöl in Soul Kitchen (2009)
    Adam Bousdoukos, Wotan Wilke Möhring, and Julia Wachsmann in Soul Kitchen (2009)
    Adam Bousdoukos in Soul Kitchen (2009)
    Pheline Roggan in Soul Kitchen (2009)
    Moritz Bleibtreu and Cem Akin in Soul Kitchen (2009)

    Top cast

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    Adam Bousdoukos
    Adam Bousdoukos
    • Zinos Kazantsakis
    Moritz Bleibtreu
    Moritz Bleibtreu
    • Illias Kazantsakis
    Pheline Roggan
    Pheline Roggan
    • Nadine Krüger
    Anna Bederke
    • Lucia Faust
    Birol Ünel
    Birol Ünel
    • Shayn Weiss
    Dorka Gryllus
    Dorka Gryllus
    • Anna Mondstein
    Wotan Wilke Möhring
    Wotan Wilke Möhring
    • Thomas Neumann
    Lucas Gregorowicz
    • Lutz
    Demir Gökgöl
    • Sokrates
    Cem Akin
    • Milli
    Marc Hosemann
    Marc Hosemann
    • Ziege
    Catrin Striebeck
    • Frau Schuster vom Finanzamt
    Ugur Yücel
    • Knochenbrecher
    Udo Kier
    Udo Kier
    • Herr Jung
    Monica Bleibtreu
    • Nadines Großmutter
    Bernd Gajkowski
    • Trucker
    Herma Koehn
    • Gast
    Julia Wachsmann
    • Tanja
    • Director
      • Fatih Akin
    • Writers
      • Fatih Akin
      • Adam Bousdoukos
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The actress who played Nadine's grandmother (Monica Bleibtreu) in real life was the mother of the actor (Moritz Bleibtreu) who played the role of the brother of the main character in this movie. Monica Bleibtreu died in May 2009 and is remembered in the closing credits.
    • Quotes

      Illias Kazantsakis: It is absolute that there is no absolution, which is even not absolute.

      Lucia Faust: Is it a proverb?

      Illias Kazantsakis: It is my word.

    • Connections
      Featured in Maltin on Movies: The Romantics (2010)
    • Soundtracks
      Rated X
      Written by Robert 'Kool' Bell (as Robert Bell), Ronald Bell, George 'Funky' Brown (as George Brown), Robert 'Spike' Mickens (as Robert Mickens), Claydes Smith, Dennis D.T. Thomas (as Dennis Thomas), Ricky Westfield

      Performed by Kool & The Gang

    User reviews34

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    Featured review
    7/10
    If you smell, what Faith is cookin ...
    You could be excused, if by hearing the title, you'd thought this is yet another "urban" comedy, starring Martin Lawrence or Ice Cube or Queen Latifah. It ain't so. While the title might be misleading (in quite a few ways), the characters in this aren't. You have finely structured people (with a cliché here and there), who seem to have their everyday problems and find a way to live with them.

    Our main character has quite a few struggles to go through this movie, some of them come "back" at him (no pun intended). And while quite a few things are more than cliché (the brother and what he does towards the end, is borderline believable, even with the setup through the movie), it has quite a few nice touches to it. All in all, a warm comedy, that goes more for the heart than the brain. A nice change of pace by Faith Akin and a movie, whose flaws shouldn't hinder you enjoying it.
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    • kosmasp
    • Mar 27, 2010

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 24, 2009 (Germany)
    • Countries of origin
      • Germany
      • France
      • Italy
    • Official site
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Languages
      • German
      • Greek
      • Spanish
      • Turkish
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Nhà Hàng Soul Kitchen
    • Filming locations
      • Industriestraße, Wilhelmsburg, Hamburg, Germany(Soul Kitchen)
    • Production companies
      • Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC)
      • Corazón International
      • Dorje Film
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • €4,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $276,901
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $20,916
      • Aug 22, 2010
    • Gross worldwide
      • $18,164,139
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 39 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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