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Theater of Life

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The history of the Refettorio Ambrosiano, its chefs, and the refugees and homeless it feeds.

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Rebecca Tucker Globe and Mail 12/02/2016
3/4
If most of us are paying attention to our food (one way or another) those actually making the stuff ought to start paying a different kind of attention, as well - if only for the length of a world's fair. Go to Full Review Andrew Parker The Gate 08/28/2018
Heartwarming and human in ways few films about food are... Go to Full Review Michael D. Reid Victoria Times Colonist (B.C., Canada) 02/10/2017
4/5
Writer-director Peter Svatek has cooked up an epicurean documentary about food waste that is as mouth-watering as it is inspirational. Go to Full Review Ken Eisner Georgia Straight 01/11/2017
Pleasantly ramshackle. Go to Full Review Chris Knight National Post 12/02/2016
3/4
The film also takes times to chronicle the refugees, addicts and other unfortunate folk who are the beneficiaries of this high-class soup kitchen... their individual stories adds a welcome layer to what might otherwise be a one-note doc. Go to Full Review Norman Wilner NOW Toronto 11/30/2016
4/5
This is an involving process documentary that's also a deeply satisfying story of kindness -- which suits the holiday season nicely. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Peter Svatek

Director

Peter Svatek

Writer

Annette Clarke

Producer

Josette Gauthier

Producer

Peter Svatek

Producer

Antoine Binette Mercier

Original Music

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Movie Info

Synopsis The history of the Refettorio Ambrosiano, its chefs, and the refugees and homeless it feeds.
Director
Peter Svatek
Producer
Annette Clarke, Josette Gauthier, Peter Svatek
Screenwriter
Peter Svatek
Production Co
National Film Board of Canada
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 20, 2017
Runtime
1h 33m