Le Chef

Mar 7, 2012

1h 24m

★ 6.2

Competition Can Be Delicious

Overview

A veteran chef faces off against his restaurant group's new CEO, who wants to the establishment to lose a star from its rating in order to bring in a younger chef who specializes in molecular gastronomy.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

uMedia

Gaumont

TF1 Films Production

A Contracorriente Films

uFilm

Backup Media

Le Chef Trailers

Cast

Jacky Bonnot

Michaël Youn

Alexandre Lagarde

Jean Reno

Béatrice

Raphaëlle Agogué

Stanislas Matter

Julien Boisselier

Amandine

Salomé Stévenin

Titi

Serge Larivière

Moussa

Issa Doumbia

Chang

Bun-hay Mean

Paul Matter

Pierre Vernier

Juan

Santiago Segura

La mère de Béatrice

Geneviève Casile

Le père de Béatrice

André Penvern

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