Boiling Point

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Was the Netflix film shot in a real restaurant? (unknown)

Stephen Graham stars in the new Netflix movie Boiling Point, which won four Baftas.

‘We didn’t want it to be a show-off thing. ‘With that you have no choice because you are actually right in the moment and in the environment.’ The cast also shadowed the real staff in the restaurant to learn knife skills and how to portray working in a kitchen accurately.

Boiling Point has landed on Netflix and the Stephen Graham thriller is being hailed as “genius” (unknown)

Restaurants, stress and high-pressure situations collide in Boiling Point. The thriller stars Line Of Duty's Stephen Graham and is taking Netflix by storm ...

It’s chaotic, stressful and you will most definitely be on the edge of your seat, as if you’re in the kitchen with the under-pressure staff. Just when you think that things can’t get any worse for Andy, the film explores racism, micromanagement, a dramatic allergic reaction and the restaurant being downgraded from a five-star health and safety rating to just three. While stressed-out head chefs and bustling London restaurants may not seem like everyone’s cup of tea, the thriller is directed by Philip Barantini (Chernobyl, The Responder) and, most interestingly, is filmed in one single, continuous shot.

Boiling Point is finally on Netflix, so here's where you recognise the cast from (unknown)

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She’s previously starred in Bancroft and in No Offence. He’s starred in This Is England, Line of Duty, Time, Boardwalk Empire and White House Farm. Stephen Graham takes the cast lead in the Philip Barantini directed film Boiling Point – playing head chef Andy. Andy lets his personal troubles spill over into his professional – as stresses rise on a big night for his upmarket East London restaurant.

Stephen Graham stars as a chef of a boutique restaurant in Netflix film Boiling Point (unknown)

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Critically acclaimed Stephen Graham film now on Netflix (unknown)

The film follows a stressed chef whose restaurant has just seen its hygiene rating drop for five to three. Critic Mark Kermode said: "Audaciously filmed in a ...

The film is loosely based on Barantini’s time spent working as a chef, with Boiling Point covering issues such as self-harm, addiction and racism - all in the space of a single night’s service. Graham told the Press Association: "For me, it is the most zen acting I have ever done in my life. The film follows a stressed chef whose restaurant has just seen its hygiene rating drop for five to three.

Netflix viewers ‘blown away’ by Stephen Graham’s performance in Boiling Point (unknown)

The film, which was released in cinemas earlier this year and arrived on the streaming service this week, sees Graham play a restaurant's head chef whose life ...

Start your Independent Premium subscription today. “Saw #BoilingPoint last night – absolutely terrific,” wrote one viewer. Netflix viewers have reacted in awe to Stephen Graham’s performance in the one-take drama Boiling Point.

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Want to never eat in a restaurant ever again or at least feel somewhat guilty about what hospitality staff have to go through on a particularly busy night?

Graham is brilliant as ever, presenting as a walking time-bomb and a genuinely flawed human being you want to root for even under the most difficult of circumstances. Playing out over the course of around 90 minutes, Boiling Point is shot in one continuous take, bringing the viewer into every corner of the restaurant, inside and out. Following on from a short run in Irish cinemas back in January, Boiling Point focuses on an especially stressful evening in a popular London restaurant, right around Christmastime.

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Stephen Graham Reveals Powerful Inspiration Behind His Latest Role (LADbible)

The actor spoke to GQ about the driving force behind his one-take drama Boiling Point.

"Phil has a wonderful presence on set. He said: "As a young mixed-raced kid growing up in Liverpool, I understand the need for diversity. Boiling Point is a single-take thriller that sees Graham star as an 'emotionally scarred London chef' as he struggles to wrangle his team on the last Friday before Christmas, the busiest shift of the year.

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Directed by Philip Barantini, the film takes place across one eventful night in a prestigious restaurant, with Stephen Graham in the lead. He is best known for ...

Overwhelmed, Andy turns to alcohol and drugs before assuring his family that he’ll go to rehab. The woman suffering the reaction is sent to the hospital and the nervous staff argue that they’re uncertain if she could die or not. Directed by Philip Barantini, the film takes place across one eventful night in a prestigious restaurant, with Stephen Graham in the lead.

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