Anna Bederke

A rural Irish community in the 1980s is portrayed with quiet beauty in this heartfelt drama, based on acclaimed writer John McGahern’s novel.

A change of pace from flexible director Fatih Akin (Head On, In the Fade), this ensemble comedy is a crowd-pleasing, lively look at the frantic and frenzied reality of running a restaurant. Set in Hamburg, Soul Kitchen is another of Akin’s depictions of modern, multicultural Germany.

Tom, a respected conductor, is too preoccupied to give his ailing parents enough attention. He's juggling work - overseeing a new orchestral piece - and a confusing relationship with an ex who wants him to co-parent her newborn child. Meanwhile, daughter Ellen fumbles through alcohol-induced blackouts and an affair with a married colleague. An epic, darkly funny symphony of family dysfunction.