Step Up to the Plate (2012)
Director
Paul Lacoste
Main cast
Michel Bras; Sébastian Bras
Genres
Foreign
Description
The story of a father and his son, or how to pass on the work of a lifetime? A movie about culinary art, tradition and emotion.
Paul Lacoste
Main cast
Michel Bras; Sébastian Bras
Genres
Foreign
Description
The story of a father and his son, or how to pass on the work of a lifetime? A movie about culinary art, tradition and emotion.
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