The Kitchen Brigade

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Cathy is an inflexible 40-year-old sous-chef, finally fulfilling her lifelong dream of opening her own high-end restaurant. Things do not go to plan. Facing serious financial difficulties, she reluctantly accepts a job in the cafeteria of a shelter for young migrants. Though she hates the new job at first, Cathy’s remarkable skill and passion for cuisine start to change the children's lives. And it turns out they also have a lot to teach her. 

True to his favourite genre, social comedy, Directir Louis Julien Petit explores learning, communication, success and self-esteem, mixing humour, humanism, realism and entertainment. With The Kitchen Brigade, the director pays tribute to young people with a tormented past and an uncertain future, holding onto hope of a better life, struggling relentlessly to integrate into French society; and of course, acknowledges all those who devote so much energy to help them. 

Starring: Audrey Lamy, François Cluzet, Chantal Neuwirth 
Director: Louis-Julien Petit 

Language: French with English Subtitles

An Odyssée Pictures production/Apollo Films/France 3 Cinéma/Elemiah/Pictanovo/Charlie Films etc.-Tull Stories.
97 mins. France. 2022. / UK Rel: 3 October 2025 / Cert. 12A.