Trailer: Netflix cooks up January release for The Kitchen
David Farnor | On 21, Dec 2023
Netflix is cooking up a January release date for The Kitchen.
A story of fatherhood and love for the community, the film takes place in a dystopian London where the gap between rich and poor has been stretched to its limits. All forms of social housing have been eradicated and London’s working classes have been forced to live in temporary accommodation on the outskirts of the city, The Kitchen is the first and the largest of its kind, it’s London’s last village harbouring residents that refuse to move on and move out of the place they call home.
It’s here we meet Izi, a resident of the kitchen who is desperately trying to find a way out and 12-year-old, Benji, who has lost his mother and is searching for a family. We follow our unlikely pair as they battle to survive in a system that is stacked against them.
Daniel Kaluuya (Judas and The Black Messiah, Get Out) co-wrote the film alongside Joe Murtagh (Calm with Horses, Gangs of London) from an idea created by Daniel Kaluuya, Kibwe Tavares and Daniel Emmerson (Calm with Horses). It is produced by Daniel Emmerson produces for DMC Film and Kaluuya under his 59% Productions banner.
First-time feature director Kibwe Tavares (Robots of Brixton, Jonah) helms the movie and actor and musician Kane Robinson (Top Boy) takes the lead as Izi, with the cast also including newcomer Jedaiah Bannerman as Benji.
You can see them in action on 19th January, when the film premieres on Netflix. Here’s the trailer: