In the Nguyen Kitchen

Mar 5, 2025

1h 39m

★ 5.9

Overview

French-Vietnamese actress Yvonne Nguyen dreams of a successful career in musicals, to the great displeasure of her mother, who would like her to pursue a more serious path. When Yvonne has no choice but to move back home, both women are strangers to each other. But, in the intimacy of the Vietnamese family restaurant's kitchen, they grow closer. Meanwhile, Yvonne is still after her dreams and finally gets the chance to audition for a big show.

Genres

Comedy

Music

Production Companies

Respiro Productions

In the Nguyen Kitchen Trailers

Cast

Yvonne Nguyen

Clotilde Chevalier

Anh Tran-Nghia

Fu Fen

Leanna Chea

Truc Dao

Linh-Dan Pham

Tata Ha

Marie-Thérèse Priou

Koko

Gaël Kamilindi

Philippe Vernon

Thomas Jolly

Angela

Camille Japy

Georges

Christophe Tek

Lina

Anandha Seethanen

Gus

Pierre Cachia

Juliette

Maud Léone

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