Der Koch

Der Koch

106 mins | Drama, Romance | Nov. 27, 2014

Maravan, aged 24, is a Tamil asylum seeker in Switzerland, working as casual help in a highly rated, gourmet restaurant in Zurich. It is also well below his own standards, because he is a gifted and highly passionate cook. In Sri Lanka his grandmother initiated him in the culinary arts, not least in the secrets of aphrodisiacal cuisine. When Maravan loses his job his colleague Andrea persuades him into a deal of the special kind: a joint catering venture for love menus.

Der Koch

106 mins | Drama, Romance | Nov. 27, 2014

Der Koch
Maravan, aged 24, is a Tamil asylum seeker in Switzerland, working as casual help in a highly rated, gourmet restaurant in Zurich. It is also well below his own standards, because he is a gifted and highly passionate cook. In Sri Lanka his grandmother initiated him in the culinary arts, not least in the secrets of aphrodisiacal cuisine. When Maravan loses his job his colleague Andrea persuades him into a deal of the special kind: a joint catering venture for love menus.
IMDb rating 5.5
Producers Senator Film, Network Movie, C-Films
Original title Der Koch
Directors Ralf Huettner
Writers Martin Suter, Ruth Toma

Cast

Hamza Jeetooa

as Maravan

Jessica Schwarz

as Andrea

Hanspeter Müller

as Dalmann

Yrsa Daley-Ward

as Makeda

Max Rüdlinger

as Schäfer

Jean Pierre Cornu

as Huwyler

Jeff Mirza

as Mahit

Neelam Bakshi

as Aninda

Faraz Ayub

as Ulagu

Natalie Perera

as Sandana

Peter Prager

as Robert Mellinger

Corinna Kirchhoff

as Isa Mellinger

Jane Weinfurtner

as Sung-Hee

Michael Abendroth

as Dr. Wolf