Cesar's Grill

Cesar's Grill

2013 · 90 min · ★ 6.8 · Documentary

In order to rescue his father's ramshackle grill restaurant, filmmaker and vegetarian Dario Aguirre is traveling back to his homeland Ecuador. What starts out as a strange debate about opening times, chips and Excel spread sheets, develops into a moving family drama.

Directed by Dario Aguirre · Written by Dario Aguirre

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