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Soul Kitchen
Directed by
Fatih Akin
Not Rated
2009
1h 39m
Comedy
,
Drama
7.2
73%
74%
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In Hamburg, German-Greek chef Zinos unknowingly disturbs the peace in his locals-only restaurant by hiring a more talented chef.
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Cast of Soul Kitchen
Adam Bousdoukos
Zinos Kazantsakis / Writer
Moritz Bleibtreu
Ilias Kazantsakis
Pheline Roggan
Nadine Kruger
Anna Bederke
Lucia Faust
Birol Ünel
Shayn Weiss
Dorka Gryllus
Anna Mondstein
Wotan Wilke Möhring
Thomas Neumann
Lucas Gregorowicz
Lutz
Demir Gökgöl
Sokrates
Cem Akin
Milli
Marc Hosemann
Ziege
Catrin Striebeck
Frau Schuster vom Finanzamt
Uğur Yücel
Knochenbrecher
Udo Kier
Herr Jung
Monica Bleibtreu
Nadines Grossmutter
Bernd Gajkowski
Trucker
Herma Koehn
Gast
Julia Wachsmann
Tanja
Markus Imboden
Jan Fedder
Herr Meyer (Gesundheitsamt)
Maria Ketikidou
Kommissarin
Hendrik von Bültzingslöwen
Assistant
Gustav Peter Wöhler
Zarah Jane McKenzie
Peter Lohmeyer
Philipp Baltus
Peter Jordan
Till Huster
Francesco Fiannaca
Simon Görts
Lars Rudolph
Malte Thorsten
Dr. Schlecht
Gudrun Egner
Mutter Nadine
Fatih Akin
Director / Writer / Producer
Klaus Maeck
Producer
Ann-Kristin Homann
Producer
Soul Kitchen Ratings & Reviews
Film Comment Magazine
Laura Kern
Like the aphrodisiac-spiked dessert that Shayn prepares one night, the movie's effects may not linger long, but they are feverishly fun and guilt-free while they last.
Variety
Derek Elley
Nicely cast ensembler, centered on a hopelessly disorganized eatery owner and peopled by a weird collection of lovable eccentrics, is pacey entertainment that hardly puts a foot wrong.
Chicago Reader
J. R. Jones
Akin perfectly captures the antic pace, eccentric personalities, and fickle fortunes of the restaurant game, and his vision of the Soul Kitchen as an all-night bacchanal is irresistible.
The Hollywood Reporter
Ray Bennett
Tasty concoction about a young man's frenetic struggle to keep his offbeat restaurant going.
Movie Retriever
Brian Tallerico
A great little character-driven comedy, merely another excellent film from a spectacular director who would be a household name if foreign films got the audience they deserved in this country.
Seattle Times
John Hartl
The slapsticky tone of Akin's latest work is more anarchic than heavenly, but the picture has its screwball charms.
Chicago Tribune
Michael Phillips
Soul Kitchen, which features a soundtrack laden with American soul and R&B standards, was a hit in Europe, and I suspect many American moviegoers will respond to it as well.
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
It's silly, but it feels pretty good.
Philadelphia Inquirer
Steven Rea
Zany screwball farce.
San Francisco Chronicle
Walter V. Addiego
A loose, generally good-natured comedy with screwball overtones.
Los Angeles Times
Kenneth Turan
A lively, easygoing farce filled with high-energy music and amusing complications.
Christian Science Monitor
Peter Rainer
A pleasant enough piffle.
The New Yorker
Anthony Lane
Not to warm to this movie would be churlish, and foodies will drool on demand; I recommend the shoal of silvery fish, spitting in a wide pan and awaiting its rain of lemon.
Washington Post
Stephanie Merry
Watching the German dramedy feels like sinking your teeth into a piece of angel food cake only to find you've bitten down on nothing at all.
Wall Street Journal
Joe Morgenstern
You could call Soul Kitchen a romance with sensational music, or a hymn to friendship with romantic resonances. Whatever you want to call it, the thing is bursting with life.
Boston Globe
Wesley Morris
Soul Kitchen is a ragged -- all right, sloppy -- group comedy that taxes neither us nor its maker.
New York Post
V.A. Musetto
There are moments of fun (an aphrodisiac-laced dessert, for example), but generally the humor seems warmed-over.
Slate
Dana Stevens
Soul Kitchen is sprawling, undisciplined, raucous, occasionally crass-and so full of life you forgive it everything.
New York Times
Stephen Holden
Mr. Akin's vision of interconnectedness in the global village, while similar to that of a movie like Babel, is more casual and lighthearted.
MovieFreak.com
Sara Michelle Fetters
It is a story of friendship, family, faith and food, and while it doesn't go in any directions that are new or different the film is still a hugely enjoyable frolic almost impossible not to adore.
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