Bent Hamer’s wry, uninflected deadpan social comedy points as straight and true as a compass fixed on magnetic north.
THE NEW YORK TIMES

The performances are a joy, especially once the duo begin to revel in their minor acts of rebellion.
THE RADIO TIMES

This is wonderfully warm hearted and entertaining cinema from one of Norway’s most distinctive talents. Striking camerawork and design, pitch-perfect playing and writer/director Hamer’s acute eye for the revealing detail all add up to a pantry full of enjoyment and often absurdist subversion.
TIME OUT

A cult hit…it seems like an absurd premise, but Kitchen Stories is rooted in fact.
THE GUARDIAN

Bent Hamer is able to draw a sly bittersweet comedy out of this unlikely premise—and to create a highly likable, absurdist film that’s cinematic in the best sense.
INDIEWIRE