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The Kitchen

Synopsis

London, 2040 - rising house prices, computerized labour and eradication of the Welfare State has turned the city into a billionaire's playground, pushing the lower classes to provincial empty slum-like high rises like The Kitchen. Ex-Smash-and-Grabber Izi is desperate to go straight but when his young son contracts a devastating illness, he is forced to take part in a heist that will change the lives of everyone in The Kitchen forever.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2023 - Closing Night Gala - World premiere

Details

Year
2023
Type of film
Features
Running time
98 min
Director
Kibwe Tavares, Daniel Kaluuya
Producer
Daniel Emmerson, Daniel Kaluuya, Conor McCaughan
Executive Producer
Michael Fassbender, David Kimbangi, Ollie Madden
Editor
Maya Maffioli, Christian Sandino-Taylor
Screenwriter
Daniel Kaluuya, Joe Murtagh
Production Designer
Nathan Parker
Principal cast
Kane Robinson, Jedaiah Bannerman, Hope Ikpoku Jr, Teija Kabs, Demmy Ladipo

Genre

Black Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

UK, US co-production

59% (US), DMC Film (UK), Factory Fifteen (UK), Film4 (UK)

DMC Film

120 London Road
London
SE1 6LF

Factory Fifteen

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