Today's Special (2009)

Directed by

David Kaplan

Genre

comedy film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 39m

Rated

R

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 108 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man working in a New York sandwich shop reluctantly takes over the family restaurant when his father becomes ill. He struggles with the cooking and finds help from an unexpected mentor. The story follows his efforts to keep the business going while figuring out his own path.

gentlewarmcomediclight-heartedpersonalheartfeltmild

What happens

Today's Special is a 2009 independent comedy film loosely inspired by Aasif Mandvi's play, Sakina's Restaurant. The film was directed by David Kaplan. The script was adapted by Aasif Mandvi and Jonathan Bines, and stars Mandvi, Madhur Jaffrey, Bollywood actor Naseeruddin Shah, Jess Weixler, Harish Patel, Kevin Corrigan, Dean Winters, and Ajay Naidu. The film was developed and produced by Nimitt Mankad of Inimitable Pictures, and Lillian LaSalle of Sweet 180. The film premiered at the London Film Festival on October 16, 2009. In the United States, it was the opening film of the MIAAC Film Festival (Mahindra Indo American Arts Festival), at the Paris Theater in New York City. It played at the Mumbai Film Festival. At the Palm Springs International Film Festival on January 15, 2010, it won "Best of the Fest." It was also the Opening Night film at the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival on March 11, 2010. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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