Screening Dec. 16, 2024 at 3:30pm and 6:30pm
LA COCINA
2024 Mexico/USA 2hr 15 minutes
Drama Rated R
In Spanish and English with English Subtitles
Film Sponsor: Carole Joyce
La Cocina captures the frenetic energy of the lunch rush at The Grill, a bustling restaurant in Manhattan’s Times Square. When money goes missing from the till, suspicion falls on Pedro (Raúl Briones), an undocumented cook who dreams of a better life and is in love with Julia (Rooney Mara), an American waitress who cannot commit to a relationship. Rashid, the restaurant owner, has promised to help Pedro obtain legal status, but a shocking revelation about Julia compels Pedro to spiral into an act that threatens to shut down one of the city’s busiest kitchens once and for all. The film is a comic and tragic tribute to the invisible people who keep our restaurants running and our stomachs full, all while chasing an elusive version of the American dream.
JOIN US FOR OUR ANNUAL HOLIDAY PARTY FROM 5:30PM-7PM AT PACIFICO’S RESTAURANT (5TH/A STREETS)-HORS D’OEUVRES AND NO HOST BAR.
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Our Film Series screens (usually) two films each month, on the first and third Mondays at 3:30pm and 6:30pm at Plaza Cinemas in downtown Oxnard.
We will continue our mission of providing the best of world cinema to the Oxnard and Ventura County community and supporting local filmmakers.
We’d like to thank the Port of Hueneme for becoming a 2024-25 Annual Sponsor of the Oxnard Film Society.
A Special Thanks to the County of Ventura and Ventura County Community Foundation for a Grant to Continue Our Mission.