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139m
La Cocina
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Synopsis
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 (Raul 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.
Screening at Luna Leederville.
AWARDS & FESTIVALS
2024 BERLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL | Official Selection (In Competition)
2024 INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARDS | Nominee: Best Director, Best Cinematography
2024 MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL | Official Selection
English and Spanish with English subtitles
Opening Date
Thursday, May 15, 2025
Rating
MA15+
Length
139m
Reviews
The Bear on steroids.
The film of the year.
Ruizpalacios’s thrilling, sprawling drama takes on late-stage capitalism, exploitation and the precariousness of immigrant life in extravagant style.
Takes a knife to the American dream.
Breathtaking.
A monumental work of righteous anger... it’s a wonder to see, feel, and take in.
Think The Bear on cocaine with a Red Bull chaser and you get some idea of the sustained intensity and simmering pressure of this bruising tragicomedy.
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