
Film Synopsis
Alessandra, once a star in New York’s culinary world, has returned home to regroup. She has no patience for outsiders, especially not ones meddling with her father’s obsession of independence. But when Ben tastes her food, something shifts. And as their connection deepens, so do the town’s tensions.
Setting of the story
Cooking Up A Country will be an international feature film based on the book ‘Cooking Up A Country’ by James Vasey. The book is based on a true story about the principality of Seborga, a small Italian village elected one of I Borghi più belli d’Italia (“The most beautiful villages of Italy”). Seborga is located in the region of Liguarianear the French border and is known for being the ’territory’ of the self-proclaimed micro nation the Principality of Seborga. It claimed it’s independence from Italy in 1963, when the head of the local flower growers’ co-operative Giorgio Carbone, began promoting the idea that Seborga and it’s surrounding territory should become independent from Italy.
The incredible true narrative forms the background of a captivating story, weaving together the intricacies of love amidst a tapestry of people, cuisine, heritage and the beauties of nature.