Kaboul Kitchen

Kaboul Kitchen

Kaboul Kitchen

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Kaboul Kitchen

2012- 2017

3 Seasons

36 Episodes

5.8(13 votes)

Ended

Comedy

Overview

Kaboul Kitchen is a French comedy television series broadcast by Canal+. It was created by Marc Victor, Allan Mauduit and Jean-Patrick Benes. The series is based on the true story of Radio France Internationale journalist Marc Victor, who ran a restaurant for French expatriates in Kabul until 2008. The first series premiered on February 15, 2012 on Canal+ and ended on March 5, 2012. It set a ratings record for comedy series in the primetime slot on Canal+. A second series, which will have 12 episodes, has been commissioned. The series depicts the life of French expatriate Jacky who runs the popular restaurant Kaboul Kitchen in Kabul, Afghanistan. His daughter Sophie, who he has not seen in 20 years, arrives to do humanitarian work, while he is interested only in making money. The series won two Golden FIPA Awards at the 2012 Festival International de Programmes Audiovisuels: one for Best TV Series and one for Best TV Screenplay. It was screened at MIPTV and named fourth on The Hollywood Reporter's list of "MIPTV A-List Projects" for the most promising series screened at the event.

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Cast & Crew

11 members

Acting

Stéphane De Groodt

Michel Caulaincourt

Stéphane De Groodt

Acting

Stéphanie Pasterkamp

Sophie

Stéphanie Pasterkamp

Acting

Benjamin Bellecour

Axel

Benjamin Bellecour

Acting

Alexis Michalik

Damien

Alexis Michalik

Acting

Marc Citti

Victor

Marc Citti

Acting

Simon Abkarian

Colonel Amanullah

Simon Abkarian

Acting

Fayçal Azizi

Habib

Fayçal Azizi

Acting

Louis-Do de Lencquesaing

Paul Braque

Louis-Do de Lencquesaing

Acting

Brahim Bihi

Sayed

Brahim Bihi

Acting

Lina El Arabi

Pissenlit

Lina El Arabi

Acting

Leonid Glushchenko

Dima

Leonid Glushchenko

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