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Kitchen Brigade (2022)

Kitchen Brigade poster
Original title
La Brigade
Directed by
Louis-Julien Petit
Genre
comedy film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 37m
Rated
M
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 163 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A headstrong chef takes a job at a shelter kitchen. She leads a group of young migrants as they learn to cook and work together.

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What happens

Kitchen Brigade (French: La Brigade), is a 2022 French comedy-drama film directed by Louis-Julien Petit. The film premiered at the 2022 L'Alpe d'Huez Film Festival where it won the Prix d'intérpretation féminine (best female actor award), and it was released in theatres in France on 23 March 2022. It was released in 24 countries during 2022 and 2023, including in the United Kingdom in December 2022 and as a Samuel Goldwyn Films limited release in the U.S. in January 2023. Its international (outside of France) revenues in six (five) countries in December 2022 (May 2023) alone were 150,055 euro (1,356,545 euro), and it then ranked 17th (15th) in admissions among French films. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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