Tony: Film on Young Anthony Bourdain Hits Italian Theaters August 27

The documentary film 'Tony. Diario di un giovane cuoco' (Tony: Diary of a Young Chef), directed by Matt Johnson, will be released in Italian theaters on August 27, distributed by I Wonder Pictures. The film focuses on a 19-year-old Anthony Bourdain in the summer of 1975, before his fame as a chef, author of 'Kitchen Confidential', and television personality. Bourdain, then a dishwasher in Provincetown, Cape Cod, fabricates a prestigious university award to impress Nancy, while discovering the world of professional cooking. Johnson, known for 'BlackBerry', avoids a traditional biopic, instead portraying Bourdain as immature, arrogant, and contradictory. Dominic Sessa, from 'The Holdovers', plays the young Bourdain; Antonio Banderas portrays the Chef, a strict mentor; Emilia Jones plays Nancy. The film depicts the kitchen as a chaotic yet formative space, echoing the appeal of series like 'The Bear'. The narrative is tinged with melancholy, as viewers know Bourdain's later tragic fate. The film aims to show the birth of self-awareness rather than a legend.