Der Koch

Summary Marwan, an attractive young immigrant from Sri Lanka, has been working as a kitchen assistant in a star restaurant in Zurich since the death of his parents in the Sri Lankan civil war, but dreams of having his own restaurant. He wants to combine traditional Indian cuisine, as his great aunt taught him, with avant-garde molecular cuisine. Their motto is "Cooking is transforming": cold to hot, hard to soft, sour to sweet. It turns out that his creations have a strong aphrodisiac effect: when he invites his co-worker Andrea to dinner, she seduces him after eating, even though she is a lesbian and even though she is very conservative. And thinks arranged marriages are right. The two of them founded a joint catering service called Love Food, which they use to bring new life into the love lives of married couples who have undergone sex therapy. Since Marwan needs money for his terminally ill great aunt, the catering company turns into an environment of commercial sex. Andrea's partner Makeda, who works for an escort service, makes contact. Business is booming and money is flowing liberally into Marwan's pockets. Meanwhile, Marvan's nephew Ulagu returns to his homeland and is recruited by the Tamil guerrilla fighters the Tamil Tigers. Marwan fails to save him; Ulagu died from a weapon that suspected businessman Dalman - a client of the catering service - could have delivered to the crisis zone. When Marwan's aunt also dies, Marwan decides to stop cooking for Love Food. During the last meal that he prepares for Dalman and Andrea's girlfriend, he ensures that Dalman, who has a heart condition, dies due to the drug mixed in his drink. Andrea and Makeda come together and Marwan can turn to the delicate Sandana, with whom a marriage was arranged for him, but who initially rejected him. View more details

Der Koch

Directed : Ralf Huettner

Written : Ruth Toma Martin Suter

Stars : Jessica Schwarz Yrsa Daley-Ward Hanspeter Müller Hamza Jeetooa

5.5

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Genres : Drama Romance

Release date : Nov 26, 2014

Countries of origin : Germany Switzerland

Official sites : Filmportal (German movies) Filmportal (German Movies)

Language : English German Tamil

Filming locations : Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Production companies : Senator Film Produktion Network Movie Film-und Fernsehproduktion C-Films AG

Summary Marwan, an attractive young immigrant from Sri Lanka, has been working as a kitchen assistant in a star restaurant in Zurich since the death of his parents in the Sri Lankan civil war, but dreams of having his own restaurant. He wants to combine traditional Indian cuisine, as his great aunt taught him, with avant-garde molecular cuisine. Their motto is "Cooking is transforming": cold to hot, hard to soft, sour to sweet. It turns out that his creations have a strong aphrodisiac effect: when he invites his co-worker Andrea to dinner, she seduces him after eating, even though she is a lesbian and even though she is very conservative. And thinks arranged marriages are right. The two of them founded a joint catering service called Love Food, which they use to bring new life into the love lives of married couples who have undergone sex therapy. Since Marwan needs money for his terminally ill great aunt, the catering company turns into an environment of commercial sex. Andrea's partner Makeda, who works for an escort service, makes contact. Business is booming and money is flowing liberally into Marwan's pockets. Meanwhile, Marvan's nephew Ulagu returns to his homeland and is recruited by the Tamil guerrilla fighters the Tamil Tigers. Marwan fails to save him; Ulagu died from a weapon that suspected businessman Dalman - a client of the catering service - could have delivered to the crisis zone. When Marwan's aunt also dies, Marwan decides to stop cooking for Love Food. During the last meal that he prepares for Dalman and Andrea's girlfriend, he ensures that Dalman, who has a heart condition, dies due to the drug mixed in his drink. Andrea and Makeda come together and Marwan can turn to the delicate Sandana, with whom a marriage was arranged for him, but who initially rejected him. View more details

Details

Genres : Drama Romance

Release date : Nov 26, 2014

Countries of origin : Germany Switzerland

Official sites : Filmportal (German movies) Filmportal (German Movies)

Language : English German Tamil

Filming locations : Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Production companies : Senator Film Produktion Network Movie Film-und Fernsehproduktion C-Films AG

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