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La Cocina (2024)

"Get back to work."

6.9/10 2h 19m Oct 25, 2024
Drama Comedy

In the sweltering back kitchen of a Times Square restaurant, undocumented cook Pedro is caught between mounting pressures at work and a complicated romance with waitress Julia. When money goes missing, suspicion spreads, igniting tensions that threaten to upend the fragile hopes of the staff.

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Movie Details

Original Title La Cocina
Original Language ES
Budget $770,000
Status Released
Popularity 1.0

Cast

Raúl Briones
Raúl Briones
Pedro
Popularity: 6.7
Rooney Mara
Rooney Mara
Julia
Popularity: 2.1
Anna Díaz
Anna Díaz
Estela
Popularity: 1.3
Motell Gyn Foster
Motell Gyn Foster
Nonzo
Popularity: 2.6
Laura Gómez
Laura Gómez
Laura
Popularity: 3.7
Oded Fehr
Oded Fehr
Rashid
Popularity: 1.0
James Waterston
James Waterston
Mark
Popularity: 1.2
Lee Sellars
Lee Sellars
Chef
Popularity: 0.1
Eduardo Olmos
Eduardo Olmos
Luis
Popularity: 1.9
Spenser Granese
Spenser Granese
Max
Popularity: 0.6
Bernardo Velasco
Bernardo Velasco
Popularity: 0.5
Soundos Mosbah
Soundos Mosbah
Samira
Popularity: 0.1

Key Crew

Screenplay Alonso Ruizpalacios
Director Alonso Ruizpalacios
Producer Gerardo Gatica, Lauren Mann, Ramiro Ruiz
Executive Producer Patrick Tendai Pfupajena, Marco Polo Constandse, William Olsson
Editor Yibrán Asuad

Production

Filmadora
MX
Fifth Season
US
Astrakan Film AB
SE
Seine Pictures
US
Panorama Global
MX
Saltalaliebre
MX

Videos & Trailers

Official Streaming Trailer
Official Streaming Trailer
Trailer
UK Trailer #2
UK Trailer #2
Teaser
La Cocina on the Red Carpet
La Cocina on the Red Carpet
Featurette
Interview with Director Alonso Ruizpalacios
Interview with Director Alonso Ruizpalacios
Featurette
AFI Fest conversation: LA COCINA
AFI Fest conversation: LA COCINA
Featurette
Official Trailer #2
Official Trailer #2
Trailer

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Keywords

new york city immigration restaurant times square abortion kitchen

Reviews from TMDB

CinemaSerf 6/10
Mar 29, 2025

If you saw “Boiling Point” (2021) then you’ll get the gist of this drama set in an hectic New York restaurant kitchen. “The Grill” might look peaceful to the customers, but it’s kitchen is a multi-cultural, multi-lingual and attitudinal melting pot of cooks, waitresses and cleaners under ... Read more

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Details
Release Date October 25, 2024
Runtime 2h 19m
Budget $770,000
Language ES
Status Released
Popularity 1.0
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