Overview

Maravan, aged 24, is a Tamil asylum seeker in Switzerland, working as casual help in a highly rated, gourmet restaurant in Zurich. It is also well below his own standards, because he is a gifted and highly passionate cook. In Sri Lanka his grandmother initiated him in the culinary arts, not least in the secrets of aphrodisiacal cuisine. When Maravan loses his job his colleague Andrea persuades him into a deal of the special kind: a joint catering venture for love menus.

Cast

Hamza Jeetooa, Jessica Schwarz, Hanspeter Müller, Yrsa Daley-Ward, Max Rüdlinger, Jean Pierre Cornu, Jeff Mirza, Neelam Bakshi

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What is "Der Koch" about?

Maravan, aged 24, is a Tamil asylum seeker in Switzerland, working as casual help in a highly rated, gourmet restaurant in Zurich. It is also well below his own standards, because he is a gifted and highly passionate cook. In Sri Lanka his grandmother initiated him in the culinary arts, not least in the secrets of aphrodisiacal cuisine. When Maravan loses his job his colleague Andrea persuades him into a deal of the special kind: a joint catering venture for love menus.

When was "Der Koch" released?

Der Koch was released in 2014.

Who stars in "Der Koch"?

The cast includes Hamza Jeetooa, Jessica Schwarz, Hanspeter Müller, Yrsa Daley-Ward.