The first trailer for the the directorial debut from Daniel Kaluuya, The Kitchen, has released featuring Kano in the starring role.
Due for global release on Netflix on January 19, The Kitchen has been co-written by Kaluuya alongside Joe Murtagh. The film has been described as a futuristic dystopian drama and follows Izi (Kane “Kano” Robinson) and 12-year-old Benji (Jedaiah Bannerman) as they attempt to defy and survive extreme changes in their hometown of London.
“The Kitchen is set in London, 2044, a future where the gap between rich and poor has been stretched to its limits,” the synopsis for the drama reads. “All forms of social housing have been eradicated and London’s working classes have been forced to live in temporary accommodation on the outskirts of the city.
“The Kitchen is the first and the largest of its kind – its London’s last village harbouring residents that refuse to move on and move out of the place they call home. It’s here we meet Izi, a resident of the kitchen, who is desperately trying to find a way out and 12-year-old, Benji, who has lost his mother and is searching for a family. We follow our unlikely pair as they battle to survive in a system that is stacked against them.”
The Kitchen will be produced by Daniel Kaluuya’s 59% Productions banner, as well as Daniel Emmerson’s DMC Film. Kibwe Tavares will also make his feature directorial debut with the film as co-director.
Top Boy alumni Hope Ikpoku Jr is also featured heavily in the trailer, whilst fans also get a glimpse of Backroad Gee, who will be starring too.
Watch the trailer above now on GRM Daily.