Director: Péter Kerekes
Screenplay: Péter Kerekes
Producers: Georg Misch and Ralph Wieser
Cast: Klavdia Matveevna Lobanova, Franz Weinhart, Heinz Rudiger, Bekes Mihaly, Jacques Besson, Rene Bianchi, Ljudmila Korneva

A portrait of different military cooks from all over Europe who served in various armies and have witnessed the European wars of the 20th century. Their recollections tap into a subjective view of historical events and one that diverges in some respects from conventional history. They take us behind the scenes of dates, facts, declarations of war, battles, and peace agreements. “Cooking History” shows the little secrets of these people and opens up a dimension of history one won’t find in textbooks or archives.

Festivals & Awards

2009 Hot Docs Canadian Documentary Film Festival:Special Jury Prize
2009 Planete Doc Review Film Festival:Special Mention
2009 Karlovy Vary Film Festival
2009 Vancouver Film Festival

Péter Kerekes

Born in 1973 in Slovakia, Péter Kerekes graduated from Faculty of Film and Television, Bratislava. Since 1999 he is teaching film directing at the same university. He received many international awards with his documentaries “Across the Border: Five Views from Neighbours”, “66 Seasons” and “The Legends and Morytates of Ladomirova”.

Selected Filmography

2009 Cooking History
2004 Across the Border: Five Views from Neighbours (documentary)
2003 66 Sezón/66 Seasons (documentary)
2003 The Legends and Morytates of Ladomirova (documentary)
2000 Zuzana From 8 am to 5 pm (documentary)
1997 Jozsef Balogh, Pribenik (documentary)