La Cocina movie storyline. It is the lunchtime rush at The Grill, a New York tourist trap that serves thousands of customers on a regular Friday like today. Money has gone missing from the till and all the workers are being questioned. Most of them are illegal immigrants and they struggle to defend their job, their only rightful place in the world, as they prepare an endless array of dishes, trying to keep up with the constant stream of orders coming in from the dining room.
One of the cooks is Pedro, a young Mexican who is seeking more from life than this job has to offer. He is a dreamer and a troublemaker, and he is in love with Julia, an American waitress who cannot commit to a relationship with an undocumented alien. Rashid, The Grill’s owner, has promised to help Pedro with his papers.
But when Pedro is accused of stealing the money, and then discovers that Julia has had an abortion, he sees red and spirals towards an act that will halt the production line at the kitchen once and for all. Based on the acclaimed stage play by Arnold Wesker, La Cocina is a tragic and comic tribute to the invisible people who prepare our food.
La Cocina (Spanish for ‘The Kitchen’) is a 2024 drama film written and directed by Alonso Ruizpalacios. The film is based on the 1957 stage play The Kitchen by Arnold Wesker. The film stars Raúl Briones Carmona, Rooney Mara, Anna Diaz, Motell Foster, Oded Fehr, Eduardo Olmos and Spenser Granese. It had its world premiere in Competition at the 74th Berlin International Film Festival on February 16, 2024.
La Cocina (2024)
Directed by: Alonso Ruizpalacios
Starring: Raúl Briones Carmona, Rooney Mara, Anna Diaz, Eduardo Olmos, Motell Foster, Oded Fehr, Laura Gómez, James Waterston, Lee Sellars, Spenser Granese, Julia Haltigan, José Luis Pérez
Screenplay by: Alonso Ruizpalacios
Production Design by:
Cinematography by: Juan Pablo Rami
Film Editing by: Yibran Asuad
Art Direction by: Naolin Jiménez Montero
Music by: Tomás Barreiro
MPAA Rating: None.
Distributed by: Picturehouse Entertainment
Release Date: February 16, 2024 (Berlinale)
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