La Cocina – Aptit på livet
Directed by Alonso Ruizpalacios
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- cultfilmliker7 juli 2025Does this man ever work!?! And is everybody really just openly drinking on the job like this?? Boy they fuck around a lot for being so behind! Ngl, I would straight up merk Pedro lmfao and it wouldn’t have taken me long (realistically I would quit but that’s no fun!) Totally disagree with Raton’s philosophy lol Love to see Lee Sellars, he’s always great! Owner almost eating shit was hilarious Can’t not compare it to The Brutalist! lol
- Kevin Ward1 juli 2025La Cocina is a visually stunning descent into a nightmarish hellscape, brought to life through lush, evocative black-and-white cinematography which includes a ten minute long oner. At the center of this tangled, pressure-cooker tale is the fraught relationship between Raúl Briones and Rooney Mara, whose performances ground the film’s exploration of immigration, the American dream, and power dynamics. Mara’s Julia, newly pregnant and resolute in her decision to have an abortion, collides with Briones’ character, Pedro, a man torn between love and his own unspoken ambitions. He’s tender and fiercely loyal, the kind of charismatic figure everyone in the kitchen knows and gravitates toward—but he’s also hot-tempered, a frequent spark for conflict. As Julia questions whether his pleas to keep the baby stem from genuine affection or a calculated path to citizenship, their relationship becomes an emotional powder keg. Meanwhile, the restaurant is thrown into chaos when a stash of money goes missing. The owner’s ruthless inquisition of the kitchen staff lays bare the fragile hierarchies and oppressive dynamics that underpin their lives, adding another layer of tension to this already volatile world. The film feels a bit on the long side, but it’s an engaging watch and a beautiful film to look at (save for the couple stuttered camera shots).
La Cocina – Aptit på livet Trivia
La Cocina – Aptit på livet was released on 25 oktober 2024.
La Cocina – Aptit på livet was directed by Alonso Ruizpalacios.
La Cocina – Aptit på livet has a runtime of 2h 19m.
La Cocina – Aptit på livet was produced by Ramiro Ruiz, Gerardo Gatica, Lauren Mann, Ivan Orlić, Alonso Ruizpalacios.
Det är lunchrusning på The Grill på Manhattan och pengar har försvunnit från kassan. Alla papperslösa kockar utreds och Pedro är huvudmisstänkt. Han är en drömmare och en bråkmakare som är kär i Julia, en amerikansk servitris som inte kan binda sig till ett förhållande. Rashid, The Grills ägare, har lovat att hjälpa Pedro med hans papper. Men ett chockerande avslöjande om Julia tvingar Pedro in i en galen handlingsspiral som kommer att påverka stadens mest trafikerade kök en gång för alla.
The key characters in La Cocina – Aptit på livet are Pedro (Raúl Briones), Julia (Rooney Mara), Estela (Anna Díaz).
La Cocina – Aptit på livet is rated R.
La Cocina – Aptit på livet is a Drama, Romantik, Komedi film.
La Cocina – Aptit på livet has an audience rating of 7.6 out of 10.
La Cocina – Aptit på livet had a budget of 770 tn US$.