In the Nguyen Kitchen
Mar 05 2025
•2h 35m
•Comedy, Music
Yvonne Nguyen, a French-Vietnamese actress, dreams of a successful career in musicals, to the great displeasure of her mother, who would like her to pursue a more serious path. When she has no choice but to move back to her mother’s, both women are strangers to each other. But in the intimacy of the Vietnamese family restaurant’s kitchen, they grow closer. Meanwhile, Yvonne is still after her dreams and finally gets the chance to audition for a big show.
Cast
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Clotilde Chevalier
Yvonne Nguyen
Camille Japy
Angela
Leanna Chea
Fu Fen
Linh-Dan Pham
Truc Dao
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