Salmon Short Film | A Budding Chef is Pushed to his Limits at a Michelin-starred Restaurant

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7 ай бұрын

August, a budding chef, secures a life-changing opportunity at a prestigious Nordic Michelin-starred restaurant. Under the stern mentorship of culinary virtuoso André, he faces relentless challenges, pushing his limits and battling a fear of failure. As he hides missteps, catastrophe looms in this tale of culinary excellence and competition.
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🔪 Salmon
Dir. Mattis Heurlin
www.repri.se/salmon
Driven by a couple of excellent performances, some kinetic cinematography, an energetic edit and a pulsating, jazz-infused score, the 20-minutes of Salmon is the kind of gripping, immersive filmmaking you just can't take your eyes off. - S/W Curator, Rob Munday
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CAST:
August - Lucas Lynggaard Tønnesen
André - Kasper Leisner
Rina - Dia Jovanovic
James - Victor Hugo
Ida - Clara Herman
Mathias - Bertram Ask
Chef 1 - Thomas Gotterup Larsen
Chef 2 - Elyas Benaouisse
Chef 3 - Signý Kristinsdóttir
Chef 4 - Josefine Verstegen Holdt
Chef 5 - Roland Volkov
Chef 6 - Kristoffer Bach Lauridsen
Chef 7 - Tobias Gilbert Bjørnbak Vorting
Chef 8 - Mariana Awela
Chef 9 - Thomas Backhausen
Head waiter - Colin Thunderstrike Sutherland
Waiter 1 - Thomas Palmer
Waitress 2 - Celine-Amalie Boesen
Sommelier 1 - Frantz Dupuis
Sommelier 2 - Iara Almeida Hansen
Prep Cook 1 - Marie Kjærulff-Jørgensen
Prep Cook 2 - Amalie Biltoft
Prep Cook 3 - Emma Marie Søgaard
Prep Cook 4 - Isak Friborg
Prep Cook 5 - Magnus Lisbjerg
Prep Cook 6 - Thomas Raben Levetzau
CREW:
A film by Reprise
Director and screenwriter - Mattis Heurlin
Producer - Pelle Axel von Schantz Iversen & Karoline Jørgensen
Director of Photography - Milan Bjørnild
Line Producer - Annika Lassen
Gaffer - Leonardo Bosetti
Best boy - Sebastian Stigsby
1st AC - Oskar Degn Hald & Erik Hertel
2nd AC - Simon Lindskrone
Sound mixer - Andreas Hayden
Boom operator - Thea Nyboe
Set design - Sune Hansen
Set design assistant - Marie Gøtzsche
Costume design - Genevieve Sztuk
Production manager - Ida Østrup
SFX Make-up - Martin Hansen
Gastronomic consultant - Bertram Ask & Anders Damgaard
Editors - Mattis Heurlin & Milan Bjørnild
Colorist - Milan Bjørnild
Sound designer - Andreas Hayden
Effects editor - Thea Nyboe
Orginal music - Eigil Pock-Steen Jørgensen
Licensed Music - Upright Music
Funds
Nordisk Film Fonden
Dansk Skuespillerforbund
Producent Rettigheder Danmark
Special thanks to
ÅBEN / Danish Craft Brewery
Copenhagen Hospitality College
Super8
Upright Music
Holy Ravioli
Timm Vladimir Kitchen
Only Rental
Trust Rental
Catering 4U
Kasper Møller Rask
Mikkel Bak Sørensen
Jasmin Falk
Reproduced on this channel with the permission of the filmmakers.

Пікірлер: 177

@AllenLutchman 8 күн бұрын

when you mix ''the bear'' and ''whiplash'' - loved this

@saramandu 6 күн бұрын

I agree!

@TwinzLP 6 күн бұрын

very true

@JolGameplay 6 күн бұрын

That was my first thought!

@alexlazzerly3677 3 күн бұрын

Pretty sure that's just the Bear

@yourmomgay3873 Күн бұрын

go watch burnt

@benjaminmayanja7452 7 ай бұрын

The stakes are so fucking high, had me on the edge of my seat

@shortoftheweek 7 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed!

@hughgrection5674 4 күн бұрын

Having worked in the industry at a high level for many years, I can’t begin to tell you how deadly accurate the emotion in this film is 👍 bloody exceptional short, well done 👏

@xieamber478 6 күн бұрын

love how this film captures how chefs deal with bad cuts in real life. literally paper towel+tape it tightly and then a glove. worry about it later service now. another example of how real this is. well done!

@javier2720 18 күн бұрын

In my 20's I worked in multiple restaurants, after working multiple positions one day the manager told me that the dishwasher was absent and if I could help out taking that position for the day. I said sure I know how to wash dishes and when did it happening was I realized I was incredibly good at washing dishes and everybody noticed they would notice how clean I keep my area as dish tubs would come in the door making their mess of leftovers everywhere I was quick with the hose quick with the sponge just quick with it all by nature after today's manager told me that if I would like to stay there I said no" thank you 15 sister and she's like my work there so much that she offered to pay me a certain amount higher than most employees just as long as I didn't tell anybody I chuckled at that I said all right and what ended up happening was I found peace back there found peace in the back working alone as a dishwasher and I feel that that was the beginning of my my comfortability with lonesome...

@rerikm 7 ай бұрын

the chef boss didn't taste the new recipe before sending it to the customer. Big mistake

@anmolagrawal5358 6 ай бұрын

lol

@excocinero 5 күн бұрын

i was looking for this comment, this will never happend in real life, at least not without a third dish for the chef to taste. Too many years working in fine dinnig

@adamg.manning6088 2 күн бұрын

It’s called irony. It’s also meant to show how the Chef had his own mini arc during the final segment, slowly realising that others can be as gifted him, if given the opportunity.

@jorged8050 Күн бұрын

@@adamg.manning6088no irony would have been possible if he had tasted one before sending it out, or maybe he had that plan all along??? Non the less, he himself is foolish for not tasting it before sending it out. Words basically from him

@tenacioussoul3794 Күн бұрын

Exactly what I noticed too 😂

@zachariaswilliams1770 7 күн бұрын

the gaslighting by head chef was insane 😭

@jordanclayton2435 2 күн бұрын

I’ve worked with two chefs who earned the stars, there’s one who you didnt want to let down… and there was one who you was scared of messing up through fear. I know who my personal mentor was but both taught me lessons In the end

@ScottAdamLancaster 6 күн бұрын

Having worked in a few 3 Michelin starred kitchens, I can confirm that situations like this happen pretty much every week (at least once).

@F1derful. 5 күн бұрын

So people drop a tray of salmon every week?

@ScottAdamLancaster 5 күн бұрын

@@F1derful. Or something similar... Pretty much every day.

@shortoftheweek 4 күн бұрын

Is it just as tense as this?

@ScottAdamLancaster 4 күн бұрын

@@shortoftheweek sometimes. on occasion. 80% of the time everything run smooth. But when shit hits the fan, it can get very very tense and a lot of shouting. Just depends on the head chefs mood

@MystearicaClaws 7 ай бұрын

Ok I hate kitchens so much because of the abusive nature but let me tell you I was HOOKED. Between the multiple languages spoken, the the drama like wow. But also poor James! 😂😂😂 he got so much crap!

@yawarakai3003 7 күн бұрын

Really depends where you work, i worked few places with the best positive people I’ve ever met

@LaLA441000 2 күн бұрын

Why anyone would want to subject themselves to this kind of torture and utter humiliation is beyond me!! Life's too short.

@MarcusVinicius-we2pg 7 ай бұрын

I had the experience of work in fancy restaurant for 8 years in Boca Raton/FL as a server. I remember the pressure! Doesn't matter your position .....always painfull!!

@misterkevinoh 7 күн бұрын

This is bar none, the best kitchen film I've ever seen. Chef, Burnt, The Bear, none of them truly capture what it's like to work the line in fine-dining, but here we capture it all. Bravo, truly.

@tauhid9983 8 күн бұрын

the guy failed to take responsibility for his mistake and somehow magically spurts out culinary genius and saves the day... what a beautiful payoff 💀

@lawrenceragnarok1186 7 күн бұрын

That's not beautiful lol

@tauhid9983 6 күн бұрын

@@lawrenceragnarok1186 I was being sarcastic.. my guy

@frostbite4954 6 күн бұрын

Creativity can sprout in a second. He improved and moved on from his mistakes.

@peterchui1964 5 күн бұрын

@@tauhid9983 what matters for him is that he saved his career. For a lot of people that’s all that matters. Being good and honest is not a requirement for success.

@tauhid9983 5 күн бұрын

@@peterchui1964 that’s a fair point… but it’s not quite a good message for the filmmakers to share. To make us the audience feel sympathy and champion the main character. When we shouldn’t!

@r.a.mpictures 7 ай бұрын

This is so masterfully crafted, wow!!!

@joetaylor2461 13 күн бұрын

I almost had to turn this off when chef asked wtf is this salmon, my heart was jumping through my chest like it was me.

@shortoftheweek 12 күн бұрын

It really is a tense watch, isn't it!

@joetaylor2461 12 күн бұрын

@@shortoftheweek just told my cooks about it, if you have ever worked in kitchen especially fine dining this short film makes it seem like it you behind the line

@Whitefang501st 7 ай бұрын

Reminding me of whiplash with the tension.

@ndunamaduna 2 ай бұрын

Spot on.

@Quarrelstick 5 күн бұрын

What an exceptional short. Deadly accurate, beautiful cinematography and acting performances. This NAILED it.

@freakeystyley7348 8 күн бұрын

Jannik Sinner is so good with his hands

@ethanmccarty3293 5 күн бұрын

as someone that was chef de partie at Noma and sous chef at blue hill stone barns. this gave me so much anxiety which shows how real it is. bravo

@shortoftheweek 4 күн бұрын

Can't decide if it's good or worrying to hear it's so authentic. We hope the anxiety is ok now!

@ethanmccarty3293 4 күн бұрын

@@shortoftheweek im a pilot now in the airlines. its a different kind of stress but definitely more maintainable

@theosol1 4 күн бұрын

@@ethanmccarty3293 😄

@MurderBong 3 күн бұрын

Nice, then you may know of a legend i worked for. Hanz Herzig. Makes Ramsay look like a bitch 😅 2 bocouse d’or

@Romanhy Күн бұрын

How did you get to work at noma?

@selinark9754 2 ай бұрын

Lucas Lynggaard Tønnesen (August) is a great actor and I want the world to know more about him! Seeing his face more on TV shows and movies would be perfect! Plus, he has this Danish 'Tom Hiddleston' vibes ( esp. 18.30 - 18.33) Anyway, I liked the tension! Good job! :)

@PCDisciple 2 күн бұрын

Had me on the edge of my proverbial seat fr. Fantastic short film

@anmolagrawal5358 6 ай бұрын

the cinematography looks really beautiful in here

@gogo4629 4 күн бұрын

This Short Film ist GREAT they capptured the emotions,the hierarchy and everything perfectly wow....just wow

@anmolagrawal5358 6 ай бұрын

Damn, the more I watch these the more I realize how accurate Food Wars! was with its portrayal. Soma's stagiare in Shinomiya's kitchen matches this a lot

@moon12349100 2 күн бұрын

11:00 that was actually a cool scene,he made his point of utter focus in two ways 1. he dropped the plate to distract him by shock 2. he ordered him to pick the plate up by his authority both where the same mistakes, nothing stands above a perfect dish, not even the chef himself quite deep

@wcarp4231 4 күн бұрын

My blood pressure was pulsing by the end.. Excellent film!

@Hollowbarista 7 ай бұрын

Oh My god this is so real!

@tyasteele 5 күн бұрын

That was absolutely amazing work. The directing, storyline, props, acting, everything. Kudos

@surfagal7584 5 күн бұрын

Fricken brilliant. Was hooked till the end. Well done!!

@eddiekane1202 5 күн бұрын

I’ve worked in high end dining definitely not Michelin level but damn did this bring back some memories. Trying to figure something out and the ability to make it happen under high stress is something about the industry that I will always miss. Being underpaid and having no personal life will be the reason I will never go back.

@tonickmoss 8 күн бұрын

Beautifully done! that was intense!

@ao4800 7 ай бұрын

Such an outstanding short!

@Fulexn 4 күн бұрын

I will tell my kids that this is Jannik Sinner before he became a grand slam champion!

@xionkale3688 4 күн бұрын

i work at a fast food resturant, this had my chest pounding...

@intheknow129 3 күн бұрын

This looks like a fun kitchen to work in!

@LaLA441000 2 күн бұрын

Lol

@AutoFOCUSED. 3 ай бұрын

I'm sure there's plenty of comments like this but this reminds me of "The Bear" so much.

@bom128 2 күн бұрын

We need a TV series on this! What’s next “Tuna”?😅

@shortoftheweek 2 күн бұрын

Cod be!

@bom128 15 сағат бұрын

@@shortoftheweek haha 😆

@BGGameplayer 9 күн бұрын

I used to work at a cruise ship five star dinning and I went trough all this bullshit I wish nobody to be at this situation,

@jassykat 7 ай бұрын

20:48 I can't tell if he's telling him those words to test his commitment, or does he really want him out of the kitchen?

@anmolagrawal5358 6 ай бұрын

Nah at this point I am pretty sure he means it. August was a liar but clever enough to understand that the head chef is frustrated because of his reputation and stakes involved. So at that moment, a fix is what he needs. Despite what he says out of anger, he gets right to work and focuses on solving the issue instead. When you know where someone's issue arises from, instead of dealing with the frontend, go straight to the backend, resolve it and the frontend would reflect that change

@denyagusman155 7 күн бұрын

oooowhhh sooo goood!

@jjbinderr 6 ай бұрын

There is less stress if you watch the great British baking show.

@angelinataylor6424 7 күн бұрын

insanely good!!!!

@KK-zn8gu 4 күн бұрын

Everyone works in the kitchen are so good looking. Is that another requirement other than cooking skills to work in a fine restaurant?

@radiantsacredschool 8 күн бұрын

slick. well done !

@gunghovagabond 5 күн бұрын

Outstanding

@nuascannan 7 ай бұрын

Wow, the guy with the beard is quite intimidating 😅

@mejdan7827 2 күн бұрын

amazing!

@Thepsychedelicverses 5 күн бұрын

A minute in and I had to stop. I hate working in a kitchen now😂😂😂

@davidholiday4494 Күн бұрын

wonderful

@GhilenPeek 5 күн бұрын

Subscribed. That was really intense

@miriambellas 5 күн бұрын

Im half way and man this kitchen is hell food is pain and stress flavor 😅

@toksybisbig 5 күн бұрын

Beautiful

@ecwwwrasslin7663 2 сағат бұрын

absolutely intense nice

@MrGillani7 Сағат бұрын

amazing

@marcosferreia 3 күн бұрын

Nice!

@sarahschickerling6811 6 күн бұрын

I've worked in kitchens like this.. this brought me straight back to those days

@lomomomomomomoo 3 күн бұрын

wp Nice project. Loves from turkey

@jonnyanderson2271 5 күн бұрын

Knowledge is power

@ChopndropLLC 7 ай бұрын

Oh how lucrative betrayal can be in the kitchen

@jeremycochard9387 4 күн бұрын

Incredible ! I really enjoyed it, a nice twist inspired by Whiplash

@deepbluebeer 6 күн бұрын

i didnt notice how i stopped breathing for several minutes cause of the amount of pressure

@shortoftheweek 4 күн бұрын

Please remember to breathe 🙏🏼

@jasonweir1989 11 күн бұрын

I loved it up until the blonde chef just pulled the mackerel dish out his arse. he was told to get out on multiple occasions and I don't know a single chef who would just watch him continuing to prep the mackerel dish after saying that. It's one thing to lie and throw another chef under the bus but to get away with defying the Head chefs orders and some how win him over ain't going to happen. Apart from that it was brilliant.

@louisepotier2784 7 ай бұрын

This is a great short. August, if he's a LEO will be able to take care of himself, no problem. lol. I do not like the kitchen bullying nor the lying and therefore did not fare well in that atmosphere!!!! F*ck you , chef! Which is basically what happened, haha.

@Gwngoza 4 күн бұрын

That salmon dish looked ridiculous

@MRCHEFMIKE23 3 күн бұрын

oh my i see myself in the first 5 minutes ....

@chewychewy9751 Күн бұрын

fucking salmon OMG!!

@slapbgmi 7 ай бұрын

wow

@so145 5 күн бұрын

“The Fingered Food” Since All food has been fingered. That should be the title of the short.

@user-ec3jl2ep6x 7 ай бұрын

It's Whiplash (2014) + Hunger (2023)

@shortoftheweek 7 ай бұрын

Oooh! We weren't aware of Hunger (2023) -- is it good?

@user-ec3jl2ep6x 7 ай бұрын

@@shortoftheweek Hi! It also has the same Whiplash tension at the beginning and went a bit dark towards the end. The plot is predictable but nevertheless a decent culinary film.

@szabolaszlo 6 ай бұрын

@@shortoftheweekAmazing movie! :)

@maleekmayers 3 ай бұрын

@@shortoftheweek Fantastic film! Great storytelling with a wholesome ending. I highly recommend.

@alexshorttop7730 5 күн бұрын

@@shortoftheweekhunger is terrible

@giggstrafford1 Күн бұрын

It used to be a hard job...Forty years later..I make it easy as possible 😵‍💫

@Just_Yaya 3 ай бұрын

That's the kid from The Rain

@nguyentule305 9 күн бұрын

What's wrong with them try to wash off the guy's mistake? He eff-ed it up and blame it on his colleague? Yes the CDP guy also bear responsibility for not reporting the issue before service but the prep guy is just a little clever a**hole.

@ahedgienamedstar5035 Ай бұрын

im stressed!!

@jalupanomas 7 ай бұрын

how about his finger? 😢

@robinboutard6633 13 күн бұрын

I am against this management, there is no point in humiliating people! This job is difficult and complex enough to make it rotten! As a boss myself, I don't need to bully my employees to make them respect me!

@shortoftheweek 12 күн бұрын

We couldn't agree more, our employees are what make S/W so great! I should know...I'm one of them 🤣

@robinboutard6633 10 күн бұрын

@@shortoftheweek yes true

@mtkaczuk 2 күн бұрын

What Jannik Sinner is doing here? xD

@kogzxx4516 3 күн бұрын

i would love to join the cooking master for free

@jamis601 13 сағат бұрын

Bruh u still gotta clock in tmo

@q齐天大圣c 3 күн бұрын

首先，正常来说我们不会那样拿着TRAY去开门，因为很容易发生这种事，甚至这样去行走都很麻烦

@Antoniocalabrese1988 2 күн бұрын

So when does the season start

@kakuishit3668 19 күн бұрын

I'm James 😢

@Boss-korpus 5 күн бұрын

Работаю на кухне 15 лет и могу с уверенностью сказать- что повар это самая тупая профессия, особенно в ресторанах и слушать шефов. Что бы это было так, а это так. Запомните, это просто еда и продукты, а не произведение искусства 😅😅😅 И наконец-то, я мен профессию

@abumaaz4346 7 ай бұрын

Salmon bhai 😮

@leom5324 5 күн бұрын

I don't know if it's accurate, more than one chef would have kept the salmon ...

@justanaverage1762 2 күн бұрын

so the guy messed up, lied about it, and blamed the black guy, got him fired and took his place, based

@BAnthonyProductions 3 күн бұрын

.......ummmm what about James?

@ravedge7042 4 күн бұрын

They still don't get paid enough to do this job! Overworked, unappreciated and underpaid for long hours in a hot kitchen serving food to mostly entitled people.

@maikimike 6 күн бұрын

For a chef this is a bit bad, the last plate is the original one, I dont understand why do they put first of all with salmon and other things… I am not a film critic but it’s a little bit senseless the history.

@justanaverage1762 2 күн бұрын

based short with a nice hint of ethno nationalism, subtle but noticeable

@Jack-nt2tz 7 ай бұрын

This is just Whiplash

@jonopress1795 8 күн бұрын

soooooo... Whiplash

@andreperusso 4 күн бұрын

I don't see why so much authoritarianism in these high-end kitchens. If it was a hospital or a military action, OK. But it is just a restaurant meal. I think chefs want to make themselves and their jobs more important than they actually are.

@danweisman8113 Ай бұрын

What language are they speaking

@joenuts5167 5 күн бұрын

Norwegian Swedish danish or Icelandic

@lingonberry6500 23 сағат бұрын

@@joenuts5167 the chef at the pass is speaking swedish, the others sound norwegian

@patricko365 Күн бұрын

Notice the black chef gets kicked out. Leaving an all white staff. He has to work twice as hard because of his skin.

@famigliao 6 күн бұрын

the climax is a bit underwhelming, lack of payoff

@johnthomas8731 6 күн бұрын

they gave the untasted dish to the customer.... sad

@CuongNguyen-vr2ze Күн бұрын

Come on guys...it's not like that anymore.. Screaming head chef was like 20 years ago..

@lingonberry6500 23 сағат бұрын

how did that culture change

@SavageBambi 5 күн бұрын

this gave me ptsd. gladfully i am out of this shit

@hjackbull 3 күн бұрын

This watch is like an interpretation of a wishful, imaginative and disgruntled cook who magically imagines himself to come up with the winning solution that saves the day. Add to that this chef’s attitude to his fellow colleagues and his blatant aversion to taking responsibility for his mistakes and trying to dump/extract help from others. This is not inspirational, nor realistic.