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2009 | Color | 99 min

Chef Zinos Kazantsakis is in charge of a restaurant in a decadent part of the city. In spite of a mediocre menu, the customers like the low prices and warm atmosphere. Unfortunately, Zinos’ life starts to go downhill.  His girlfriend leaves him and he decides to follow her to China, while leaving his brother in charge of the restaurant. When he returns, he discovers that his brother has let the business fall into the hands of his criminal friends.

 

 


Country: Alemania
Direction: Akin; Fatih
Photography: Klausmann; Rainer
Sound: Lüde; Kai
Music: Hoffmann; Pia
Cast:Bederke; Anna, Ünel; Birol, Bleibtreu; Moritz, Bousdoukos; Adam, Roggan; Pheline
Participation year at FICM: 2010

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