La Cocina (2024)

6.9/10 • 139 min • Drama Comedy

Overview

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.

Cast

Raúl Briones

Pedro

Rooney Mara

Julia

Anna Díaz

Estela

Motell Gyn Foster

Nonzo

Laura Gómez

Laura

Oded Fehr

Rashid

James Waterston

Mark

Lee Sellars

Chef

Eduardo Olmos

Luis

Spenser Granese

Max

Bernardo Velasco

Soundos Mosbah

Samira

Esteban Caicedo

Nebli Basani

José Luis Pérez

Shavanna Calder

Inez

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