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Ants on a Shrimp

Apr 26, 2017 | IMDB 7.2

88 min Watch Now

Documentary

One of the world's best restaurants, the Copenhagen-based NOMA and its renowned chef-owner René Redzepi relocate the restaurant and its entire staff to Tokyo.

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Thomas Frebel, Dan Giusti, Kim Mikkola, René Redzepi, Rosio Sanchez, Lars Williams

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