The Chef

The Chef

2019 · 20 min · ★ 7.0 · Science Fiction

In a time when work is done by robots, a traditional Chinese chef is forced to train a Caucasian humanoid to cook Chinese food, but a former protégé of the chef makes this harder by joining an anti-robot riot group.

Directed by Hao Zheng

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