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A man in a kitchen

A 19-year-old Anthony Bourdain travels to Provincetown and stumbles into the chaotic world of a restaurant kitchen, carving out a slice of a summer that will shape the course of his life.

Set before his rise to fame, we meet a young Anthony Bourdain (Dominic Sessa) who is still an insecure yet cocky Vassar student whose literary ambitions falter. 

In Provincetown, he lands a job at a humble seafood restaurant under the guidance of a man simply known as Chef (Antonio Banderas), where his passion for cooking, and his fate, begins to take shape.

Adapting the opening chapters of Anthony Bourdain’s formative Kitchen Confidential, the film is a compelling study of self-discovery. After BlackBerry and Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie, director Matt Johnson changes recipe with an intimate character study, partnered with The Holdovers breakout Dominic Sessa.

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Film information
  • Release year   2026
  • Country of origin   USA
  • Director   Matt Johnson
  • Runtime   1hr 46mins

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Location
Barbican Cinema 1 is located within the main Barbican building on Level -2. Head to Level G and walk towards the Lakeside Terrace where you’ll find stairs and lifts to take you down to the venue floor.   

Address
Barbican Centre
Silk Street, London
EC2Y 8DS

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