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The Chef

The Chef

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The Chef

2019

0h 20m

7.0(2 votes)

Science Fiction

Overview

In a time when work is done by robots, a traditional Chinese chef is forced to train a Caucasian humanoid to cook Chinese food, but a former protégé of the chef makes this harder by joining an anti-robot riot group.

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Cast & crew

9 featured cast members

Starring

Jim Lau

Jim Lau

Pu

Quinn Von Hoene

William

Allen Theosky Rowe

Allen Theosky Rowe

Qiang

Raymond Ma

Raymond Ma

Mr. Huang

Jizhong Zhang

Jizhong Zhang

Dong

Todd Lien

Todd Lien

Zheng

Michelle Sun

Lobby Manager

Alberto Henriquez

Toona Vendor

Nicholas Teixeira

Nicholas Teixeira

Protestor

Creative team

Directed by: Hao Zheng
Produced by: Ithaca Yixian Deng

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