SPANISH FILM WEEK 2019: A God in Each Lentil

Director: Miguel Ángel Jiménez

cast: Kiko Moya, Alberto Redrado, Luis Moya, Juan Echanove, Tonino

Luis, a scriptwriter who lives in Madrid and who is about to have a daughter, returns to Cocentaina, the village where he was born surrounded by the mountains of Alicante, in order to help his brother Kiko and his cousin Alberto to write a book about the cuisine of their family restaurant: L´ Escaleta, which has just received two Michelin stars and is encountered among the 25 best restaurants of Spain and Portugal. Together they begin a culinary and emotional trip that lasts for a year, while the dream of writing the book turns into reality. This quest helps Luis reunite with his people while the spectator observes the authentic life that lies behind a two Michelin star restaurant made by the hands of a devoted family, always passionate about their work and determined to offer people the best of themselves.

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Luis regresa al pueblo donde nació en el interior de las montañas de Alicante, para ayudar a su hermano, Kiko Moya, y a su primo, Alberto Redrado, a escribir un libro sobre la cocina del restaurante de su familia: L'Escaleta, que obtuvo el reconocimiento de las dos preciadas estrellas Michelin y figura entre los 25 mejores restaurantes de España y Portugal. Un viaje gastronómico y emocional que nos llevará al origen de las cosas, de los productos y las ideas que han sido capaces de crear un mundo culinario único.