Access Cinema
The Kitchen Brigade
Linenhall Film Club
Tuesday, 13 January 2026
8pm
Tickets:
Full €7
Concession €5
Linenhall Film Club Season Ticket - €36
Contact Box Office for bookings: 094 9023733
(9 Films Spring Programme 2026)
French stars Audrey Lamy and François Cluzet lead a fantastic cast in Louis-Julien Petit’s big-hearted feel-good comedy.
Disgruntled sous-chef Cathy Marie (Lamy) leaves her job at a high-end gourmet restaurant to pursue her dreams of becoming a head chef at her own restaurant. But when her plans don’t quite work out, she finds herself strapped for cash and with a new job running the cafeteria at the local migrant shelter run by Lorenzo (Cluzet) and Sabine (Chantal Neuwirth). In charge of a run-down kitchen and needing to make food for hungry young men, Cathy hates her job, but it’s not long before she realises that she can provide valuable life skills – and maybe learn something herself too!
Charming, and brilliantly performed by a talented ensemble cast, The Kitchen Brigade packs mouth-watering food, big laughs and a valuable message into its run time.
France, 2025
97mins
Dir: Louis-Julien Petit
Starring: Audrey Lamy, François Cluzet, Chantal Neuwirth
Warm-hearted and humorous without losing sight of the manifold injustices many migrants face.
Despite its weighty political statement, this entertaining film is sweet and charming as a result of a solid story, a likeable cast of characters, and a kindhearted sensibility that’s cozy and comfortable.
