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Soul Kitchen (2009)96 minComedy, DramaRating 71/100

A change of pace from flexible director Fatih Akin (Head On, In the Fade), this ensemble comedy is a crowd-pleasing, lively look at the frantic and frenzied reality of running a restaurant. Set in Hamburg, Soul Kitchen is another of Akin’s depictions of modern, multicultural Germany.

Cast: Adam Bousdoukos, Moritz Bleibtreu, Pheline Roggan, Anna Bederke, Birol Ünel, Dorka Gryllus, Wotan Wilke Möhring

Director: Fatih Akin