Plot
The family of talented cook, Hassan Kadam (Manish Dayal), has a life filled with both culinary delights and profound loss. Drifting through Europe after fleeing political violence in India that killed the family restaurant business and their mother, the Kadams arrive in France. Once there, a chance auto accident and the kindness of a young woman, Marguerite (Charlotte Le Bon), in the village of Saint-Antonin-Noble-Val inspires Papa Kadam (Om Puri) to set up a Indian restaurant there. Unfortunately, this puts the Kadams in direct competition with the snobbish Madame Mallory's acclaimed haute cuisine establishment across the street where Marguerite also works as a sous-chef. The resulting rivalry eventually escalates in personal intensity until it goes too far. In response, there is a bridging of sides initiated by Hassan, Marguerite, and Madame Mallory (Dame Helen Mirren), both professional and personal, that encourages an understanding that will change both sides forever.
Written by
Steven Knight, Richard C. Morais
Directed by
Lasse Hallström
Crew
Production Countries
United Arab Emirates, United States of America, India
Production Companies
DreamWorks Pictures, Touchstone Pictures, Reliance Entertainment, Imagenation Abu Dhabi FZ, Participant, Harpo Films, Amblin Entertainment
Languages
Français, English
Awards
2 wins & 4 nominations