Immigration, abortion and the eternal search for the American dream constitute the content of this struggle. La CocinaA new film examines the United States’ most contentious issues through the microcosm of a New York restaurant kitchen.

Oscar nominee Rooney Mara (Rooney Mara) in the tense, claustrophobic dramaThe Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) as an American waiter in a bustling tourist trap in Times Square staffed mostly by immigrants.

Mexican director and writer Alonso Ruizpalacios says: “This is a film about opposites; the contrast between back of house and front of house, between foreigners and Mexicans, between different hierarchies in a kitchen.”

“Kitchens are an easy way to understand the dynamics we experience on the street.”