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Le Grand Chef - Kimchi War
- Directed by Baek Dong-hoon
- Drama - Movie
- 119min | Release date in South Korea : 2010/01/28
Also known as "Le Grand Chef 2: Kimchi Battle"
Le Grand Chef 2: Kimchi Battle is getting an American theatrical release, and will show in twenty cities, including New York, Chicago, Atlanta, and Los Angeles.
According to a source with the film, this is the first time a Korean movie will be screened in the U.S. while still screening in Korea, saying, “With its strong story, textured visuals, and very Korean kimchi theme, this screening will set a good precedent for showing Korean culture in general in the States.”
The film stars Jin Gu in the Sung-chan role that was played first by Kim Kang-woo (in the first movie) and then Kim Rae-won (in the drama series). He works at a restaurant run by a woman who is like a mother to him. In order to save her restaurant, he faces off in a kimchi battle with that woman’s daughter (Kim Jung-eun), who’s also a famous chef. - Dramabeans.com
A heated debate between Korean president and Japanese Prime Minister leads to the Korean president’s obsessive pursuit of Kimchi’s globalization. The long-lasting feud and dispute over Kimchi’s origin sets the stage for a sibling rivalry and competition using their own mother’s kimchi recipe.
A sequel to the 2007 hit comic book culinary treasure film “Le Grand Chef”, get ready for the mouth-watering cinematic magic and complicated human relationships of this movie. With the stage set begins the sibling rivalry of the main characters caught up in a kimchi making contest with reputation and honor at stake.
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