SunLive Competition

A culinary comedy set in Hamburg, from director Fatih Akin (The Edge of Heaven). Winner of the Jury Prize at Venice Film Festival 2009.

Young restaurant owner Zinos (Adam Bousdoukos) is down on his luck. His girlfriend Nadine has moved to Shanghai, his Soul Kitchen customers are boycotting the new gourmet chef, and his back is playing up. Things start improving when hipsters embrace his revamped culinary concept, but that doesn’t mend Zino’s broken heart so he flies to China for Nadine, leaving the restaurant in the hands of his ex-con brother Illias (Moritz Bleibtreu). Both decisions turn out to be disastrous: Illias gambles away the restaurant and Nadine is with another lover. The brothers must work together to get Soul Kitchen back.

Soul Kitchen is screening at Rialto Tauranga. (M) Contains sex scenes & offensive language.

Competition Results

Janet Horan

Lyn Watts