That Turko-German director Fatih Akin's next fiction film - he's also working on a doc - is a comedy is less surprising than it may appear to those who only know the man's work through the absolutely searing Head On. Akin cut his teeth with comedy and has been involved in comedy projects as a producer throughout his more serious phase so it's really no great surprise that he's returning to his old stomping ground. What is a suprise is that Akin has begun photography on any film featuring his lead actor from Head On - Birol Ünel - and that nobody much seems to have noticed.
The film is Soul Kitchen, a comedy that also stars Moritz Bleibtreu and returns to Akin's favorite themes of culture and gender clash. Nobody mines this territory better than Akin these days and this is very much a film to watch. And for those who like to watch, Ion Cinema have the very first still available at the link below.