Soul Kitchen

In Hamburg, German-Greek chef Zinos unknowingly disturbs the peace in his locals-only restaurant by hiring a more talented chef.

Soul Kitchen -- MoviesTrailer.org - Trailer (Flash)

Soul Kitchen -- CineMagia.ro - Trailer (Flash) (Romanian subtitles)

Zinos (Adam Bousdoukos) gets an unexpected visit from a health inspector, who lists out a lot of requirements due in a month.

Soul Kitchen -- In Hamburg, German-Greek chef Zinos unknowingly disturbs the peace in his locals-only restaurant by hiring a more talented chef.

Soul Kitchen -- MovieMaze.de - Trailer (Quicktime & Flash)

Soul Kitchen -- kino-zeit.de - Trailer (Flash) (German)

A second behind the scenes look at the making of Soul Kitchen.

A behind the scenes look at the making of Soul Kitchen.

The trailer for Soul Kitchen which will play at the 2010 San Francisco Film Festival. For years, and to great effect, Fatih Akin has been exploring some of the darker, often violent aspects of the Turkish and Greek immigrant experience in Germany. His latest, however, is something else entirely: a deliciously overstuffed comedy that follows Zinos, the greasy, unshaven owner of a greasy and unappetizing restaurant. He s shaggy-haired, a bit overweight and totally likable; the kind of guy who means well but can t quite seem to catch a break. All he really wants is to run his Hamburg pub in peace. But he s a bad cook, his taxes aren t in order and his kitchen isn t up to code. Plus, his girlfriend is moving to Shanghai, his ex-con brother wants a job (but would rather not actually work) and he s about to throw out his back. Each of these unfortunate developments resolves more humorously than the last, with all the twists and turns and visual gags of a great comedy. When Zinos hires a gourmet chef with a penchant for ridiculing his unsophisticated diners, the restaurant starts to take off. A classic soul and funk soundtrack propels the action, and for a while Soul Kitchen, the restaurant, becomes the hippest concert/dining venue in Hamburg. Admirers of this skillful filmmaker will likely be surprised and thrilled by this unexpected comedic turn and by the obvious excitement Akin takes in offering up such a tasty morsel.

A promo clip for Soul Kitchen which will play at the 2010 San Francisco Film Festival. Acclaimed Turkish/German filmmaker Faith Akin takes a delightful comedic turn in this romp about the hapless owner of a Hamburg greasy spoon on an epic run of bad luck with love, family and the tax authorities, who ll do anything including upgrading to gourmet cuisine to keep his restaurant afloat.

Feature trailer for Soul Kitchen courtesy of Apple. Young restaurant owner Zinos is down on his luck. His girlfriend Nadine has moved to Shanghai, his Soul Kitchen customers are boycotting the new gourmet chef, and he s having back trouble! Things start looking up when the hip crowd embraces his revamped culinary concept, but that doesn t mend Zinos s broken heart. He decides to fly to China for Nadine, leaving the restaurant in the hands of his unreliable ex-con brother Illias. Both decisions turn out disastrous: Illias gambles away the restaurant to a shady real estate agent and Nadine has found a new lover! But brothers Zinos and Illias might still have one last chance to get Soul Kitchen back if they can stop arguing and work together as a team.