Le Chef
Competition Can Be Delicious
Genres
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$306724
Runtime
84 min
Release Date
2012-03-07
Status
Released
Original Language
French
Vote Count
613
Vote Average
6.184
Michaël Youn
Jacky Bonnot
Jean Reno
Alexandre Lagarde
Raphaëlle Agogué
Béatrice
Julien Boisselier
Stanislas Matter
Salomé Stévenin
Amandine
Serge Larivière
Titi
Issa Doumbia
Moussa
Bun-hay Mean
Chang
Pierre Vernier
Paul Matter
Santiago Segura
Juan
Geneviève Casile
La mère de Béatrice
André Penvern
Le père de Béatrice
James Gerard
Cyril Boss
Laurent Claret
Le critique
Christophe Paou
Le sommelier
Rebecca Miquel
Carole, patrone du restaurant de Nevers
Henri Payet
Thibault
Jeanne Ferron
Jeannine
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