As
reported
on
Blavity,
Daniel
Kaluuya
(Get
Out,
Black
Panther)
is
stepping
into
the
big
chair
for
his
directorial
debut
in
Netflix’s
Th
Kitchen.
Actually
he
shared
director
duties
with
Kibwe
Tavares
(Jonah)
and
co-penned
the
script
alongside
Joe
Murtagh
(Gangs
of
London).
Don’t
let
the
title
throw
you
for
a
loop
as
the
synopsis
reads,
“In
a
dystopian
London,
the
gap
between
rich
and
poor
has
been
stretched
to
its
limits.
All
forms
of
social
housing
have
been
eradicated
and
only
The
Kitchen
remains.
A
community
that
refuses
to
move
out
of
the
place
they
call
home.
This
is
where
we
meet
a
solitary
Izi,
living
here
by
necessity
and
desperately
trying
to
find
a
way
out,
and
a
12-year-old
Benji,
who
has
lost
his
mother
and
is
searching
for
a
family.
We
follow
our
unlikely
pair
as
they
struggle
to
forge
a
relationship
in
a
system
that
is
stacked
against
them.”
The
Kitchen
stars
Top
Boy
alum
Kane
Robinson,
Jedaiah
Bannerman,
Ian
Wright,
Hope
Ikpoku
Jr,
Cristale,
BackRoad
Gee,
Teija
Kabs,
Demmy
Ladipo.
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As
exclusively
reported
by
Shadow
and
Act
the
Get
Out
star
said,
“This
story
is
set
in
an
oppressed
world
but
it’s
about
the
people
who
live
there
and
their
resilient
inner
life.
No
matter
how
much
the
class
system
dims
and
dehumanizes,
with
this
film
the
light
of
our
togetherness,
community
and
humanity
shines
through.”
Co-Director
Tavares
added,
“I’m
very
excited
for
audiences
to
see
The
Kitchen.
Having
grown
up
in
London,
the
film
really
is
a
love
letter
to
the
city.
It
meant
a
lot
to
have
Netflix’s
support
in
making
The
Kitchen.
It’s
been
such
a
journey
from
script
to
screen
and
I
really
wanted
to
make
something
fresh,
thoughtful,
and
cinematic
and
I
am
so
proud
of
the
final
film.”
The
film
debuts
January
19
on
Netflix
and
includes
features
music
from
Labrinth
and
Alex
Baranowski.
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