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New Film 'The Kitchen Brigade' Sparks Controversy Over Immigrant Portrayal
9/30/2025
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Story summary
- Tull Stories announced the UK release of The Kitchen Brigade on 3rd October.
- Audrey Lamy stars as Cathy, a sous-chef who joins a migrant shelter.
- Cathy runs a run-down kitchen for young men and learns life skills.
- Critics say the film portrays immigrants in an outdated way amid rising far-right sentiment in France and uses a white-saviour trope.
