Boiling Point (2021)

Directed by

Philip Barantini

Genre

drama film, thriller film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 35m

Rated

R

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 775 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A head chef struggles to keep his restaurant kitchen running during a hectic service on the busiest night of the year. Personal and professional pressures build as the evening spirals toward disaster.

tenseclaustrophobicurgentimmersiverawhigh-stakesreal-time

What happens

Boiling Point is a 2021 British drama film directed by Philip Barantini and written by Barantini and James Cummings, based on a 2019 short film of the same name. It stars Stephen Graham, Vinette Robinson, Ray Panthaki, and Hannah Walters. It is a one-shot film set in a restaurant kitchen. The film premiered at the 55th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival on 23 August 2021, and in cinemas in the United Kingdom on 7 January 2022, met with critical acclaim. At the 75th British Academy Film Awards, the film received four nominations, including for Outstanding British Film and Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer. A continuation TV series, with Graham, Robinson, Walters, Panthaki and several other supporting cast members reprising their roles, aired on BBC One from 1 October 2023. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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