Jacky Bonnot is a thirty-something good food fanatic who dreams of
owning his own restaurant. Unfortunately, his present situation
makes it unlikely that he will ever fulfil his dream. He just
about manages to scrape a living by doing odd jobs which he can barely
hold onto. Then his path crosses that of Alexandre Lagarde,
a star chef whose business is threatened by the financiers who own his
restaurants...
Cast:Jean Reno (Alexandre Lagarde),
Michaël Youn (Jacky Bonnot),
Raphaëlle Agogué (Béatrice),
Julien Boisselier (Stanislas Matter),
Salomé Stévenin (Amandine),
Serge Larivière (Titi),
Issa Doumbia (Moussa),
Bun-hay Mean (Chang),
Pierre Vernier (Paul Matter),
Santiago Segura (Juan),
Geneviève Casile (La mère de Béatrice),
André Penvern (Le père de Béatrice),
Rebecca Miquel (Carole),
James Gerard (Cyril Boss),
Henri Payet (Thibault),
Franck de la Personne (Client Cargo),
Céline Caussimon (Cliente Cargo),
Jeanne Ferron (Dame du vestiaire),
Nicolas Woirion (Chef de chantier résidence),
Pierre Aussedat (Gérard de Luz)
Country: France / Spain
Language: French / Spanish / Japanese / English
Support: Color
Runtime: 85 min
Aka:The Chef
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