Cooking History
7.4
“6 Wars, 11 Recipes, 60.361.024 Dead”
A documentary about army cooks and how the everyday needs of thousands of armed stomachs affect the victories and defeats of statesmen. The film is based on eleven meals based on recipes from the Second World War till the war in Chechnya; from France through the Balkans to Russia.
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Cast
24 people
Peter Kerekeš Director · Marek Piaček Composer Martin Kollár Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $12K · United States release June 20, 2009 · Produced in Austria, Czechia, Finland, Slovakia
Box office
Worldwide gross
$12,313
Production
Peter Kerekes
Production
Filmfonds Wien
Production
Mischief Films
Production
Negativ
Production
Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF)
Production
Austria · Czechia · Finland · Slovakia
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Ako sa varia dejiny
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
Croatian · French · German · Hebrew · Hungarian · Russian · Serbian · Slovak
Release dates
Slovakia · February 19, 2009
Theatrical
United States · June 20, 2009
Silverdocs
Argentina
April 8, 2010 · Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema
Australia
January 31, 2010 · Melbourne International Film Festival
Austria
July 2, 2009 · Digital
Bosnia & Herzegovina
October 25, 2009 · Sarajevo Film Festival
Canada
May 3, 2009 · Hot Docs International Documentary Festival
Croatia
October 16, 2009 · Zagreb Film Festival
Czechia
April 23, 2009 · Theatrical
Denmark
October 19, 2010
Finland
May 26, 2014 · TV premiere
France
December 8, 2009 · Les Arcs International Film Festival
Germany
October 17, 2009 · DOK Leipzig
Poland
May 15, 2009 · Planete Doc Review
Slovakia
February 28, 2013 · Physical
Sweden
February 2, 2010 · Göteborg International Film Festival
Switzerland
April 7, 2009 · Premiere · Visions du Réel
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