The German-Turkish director of Head-On and The Edge of Heaven cooks up a fresh comedy with Soul Kitchen. Hamburg restaurateur Zinos (co-screenwriter Adam Bousdoukos) is heartbroken after his girlfriend departs for Shanghai, but he is reinvigorated thanks to a scary but talented new chef, a rock band, his ex-con brother and his gambling buddies, and a childhood friend with questionable motives. Mouthwatering shots of food preparation, over-the-top personality clashes, and a chaotic unfolding of circumstances (good and bad) combine into an entertaining story of self-realization, set to a soulful soundtrack.