La Cocina 15

The director of 2014's sublime Güeros returns with this gripping drama set amidst the frantic lunch rush of a busy Manhattan restaurant, as a series of events threaten to bring the kitchen to a crashing halt. While food orders flood in and pressure mounts to boiling point, the passionate relationship between chef Pedro (Briones) and waitress Julia (Mara) is starting to fray.

But when missing money and shocking revelations cause things to spiral out of control, it’s not long before one of New York’s busiest kitchens is on the verge of imploding.