Chefs Special
6.4 /10 1 Votes
Director Nacho Garcia Velilla Music director Juanjo Javierre Duration Country Spain | 6.2/10 IMDb Genre Comedy, Romance Initial DVD release January 13, 2010 (France) Language Spanish | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Writer Oriol Capel , David S. Olivas , Antonio Sanchez , Nacho Garcia Velilla Release date 2008 (2008) Cast Javier Cámara (Maxi), Lola Dueñas (Alex), Fernando Tejero (Ramiro), Benjamín Vicuña (Horacio), Luis Varela (Jaime), Chus Lampreave (Celia)Similar movies Javier Camara movies, Spain movies, Comedies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maxi, owns a top hyped restaurant in Madrid. He is living the homosexual lifestyle without problems. But when his children (who were born from an unsuccessful marriage) appear and a new neighbor moves in, his life will completely turns upside down.
Chefs Special (Spanish: ) is a Spanish film directed by Nacho Garcia Velilla that centers on homosexuality and the decision to come out. It focuses on men who have had relationships with women to hide their own sexuality, to the point of even having kids. The film also deals with the theme of single parents. It stars Javier Camara, Benjamin Vicuna, Lola Duenas, and Fernando Tejero. The film premiered in Spain on April 11, 2008 and was a success in the box office, earning almost 1 million Euros in its first weekend and ending the year as the sixth highest-grossing Spanish film grossing 5,107,626.41 €. It received fourteen award nominations�including two Goya Awards�winning six of them. The critical reception was not as favorable, receiving negative reviews from important publications like El Pais, El Mundo, and ABC.
Maxi thinks is life is perfect. He is a famous cook who own a top hype restaurant in Chueca. He is living is homosexual life without complex. But when is sons appears and come an new neighbor wich is an attractive ex famous argentinian soccer player, they will punch his regular life and change his valors.
Plot
Maxi (Javier Camara) is the chef and owner of a restaurant, Xantarella, who aspires to win a Michelin Star but is having financial difficulties. He helps Alex (Lola Duenas), a maitre d’ who is desperately looking for a boyfriend. It has been a while since Maxi has come out of the closet and declared his homosexuality. Since then, he left behind his wife and his two children whom he hasn’t seen in the last seven years. His wife’s death leads him to have to take care of his two estranged kids. Meanwhile, an Argentinian soccer player, Horacio (Benjamin Vicuna), comes into Maxi and Alex’s lives and passes himself off as heterosexual when in reality he’s homosexual. The film develops from the love triangle formed between Maxi, Alex, and Horacio, Maxi’s responsibility to his kids, and the future of the restaurant.
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