“When two immigrant kitchen porters, a young aspiring chef and his older cynical colleague are thrown together... they find in each other a strength that changes their lives forever.”
Yusuf, a kitchen porter, bonds with Abiola, an older cynical colleague. Together they inspire a winning dish, but their undocumented status costs them their jobs - yet they face the future together.
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Cast
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Rayan Hadady
Yusef
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Gary Forbes
Abiola
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Selina Boyack
Chef Baird
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Archie Beattie
Sous Chef - 1
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Robbie Johnstone
Sous Chef - 2
Fehintoluwa Olowoyeye
Abiola's Wife
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Krisztián Kajtár Director · Joseph Olanlokun Writer Ashleigh Millan Editor
Budget $5.5K · First release March 21, 2026 · Produced in United Kingdom
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$5,500
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United Kingdom
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English
Spoken on screen
English · Yoruba
Release dates
United Kingdom · March 21, 2026
Premiere · UK Premiere, Glasgow International Short Film Festival
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