La Cocina

La Cocina

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14+ 2024 · 139 min · ★ 6.9 · Drama, Comedy

In the sweltering back kitchen of a Times Square restaurant, undocumented cook Pedro is caught between mounting pressures at work and a complicated romance with waitress Julia. When money goes missing, suspicion spreads, igniting tensions that threaten to upend the fragile hopes of the staff.

Directed by Alonso Ruizpalacios · Written by Arnold Wesker

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