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The Taste of Pho

Viet Wander House / Dom Tulaczy (Working title)

Feature Film | 2018-2019 | Drama | Germany, Poland

Main data

Director	Mariko Bobrik
Written by	Mariko Bobrik
Production	Lava Films [pl], Rohfilm Productions GmbH
Distributor	New Europe Film Sales [pl]

Shooting data

Start of shooting	26/02/2018
End of shooting	30/03/2018
Number of shooting days	30
Locations	Warschau und Lodz
Filming regions	Poland

Project data

Film financing	German-Polish Filmfonds [de] Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg [de] - production funding: 150.000 € (02/2017) Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung [de] - new talent funding: 220.000 € (01/2017) Polish Film Institute [pl]

Trailers/Videos

Trailer/Video on Youtube

Posters

Brief synopsis

A Warsaw-based Vietnamese cook struggles to fit into the European culture, which his ten year old daughter has already embraced as her own. A story about love, misunderstanding and food.
(https://www.sansebastianfestival.com/2019/sections_and_films/culinary_zinema_film_and_gastronomy/7/671915/in)

Cast

Actor	Role name	Voice actor / SpeakerVoice actor
Aleksandra Domańska	Kasia [L]
Thang Long Do	Long [L]
Lena Nguyen	Maja [L]
Bogusława Pawelec	Grażyna
Wojciech Zieliński	Kruk

Crew

Activity	Name	Comment
Production accountant	Birgit Maneke
Director of photography	Andrzej Wojciechowski
Casting director (children)	Tanja Schuh Polen	Polen
Costume designer	Małgorzata Fudala
Assistant costume designer	Natalia Rejszel
Director	Mariko Bobrik
Editor	Benjamin Mirguet
Producer	Mariusz Włodarski
Producer	Benny Drechsel
Production designer	Michael Randel
Line producer	Jette Blümler
Production manager	Anna Pachnicka
Production coordinator assistant	Katarzyna Frątczak
Screenwriter	Mariko Bobrik
Production sound mixer	Miroslav Babic
Sound re-recording mixer	Michael Kaczmarek
Sound designer	Adrian Lo

Production companies

Company	Comment
Lava Films [pl]
Rohfilm Productions GmbH

Distribution / Sales companies

Company	Comment
New Europe Film Sales [pl] World Sales	World Sales

Facilities

Department	Company	Comment
Grip	Maier Bros. GmbH Magnum Dolly	Magnum Dolly
Lighting and Utilities	Maier Bros. GmbH
Transportation, Travel and Accomodation	CMS - Car Motion Service GmbH
Image (VFX)	Planemo UG (haftungsbeschränkt)

Festivals

Year	Country	Festival	Comment
2019	Spain	San Sebastian Film Festival (Zinemaldia) Culinary Zinema	Culinary Zinema

TV-broadcast

Type	Country	Station	Date / Time	Comment
First showing	Poland	HBO Go [pl]	Sunday, 07/02/2021

Cinema releases and premieres

Type	Country	Date	Comment
Theatre release	Poland	Friday, 03/07/2020
Premiere		Monday, 23/09/2019	San Sebastian Film Festival [es]

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