'The Kitchen': A Dystopian Drama Reflecting London's Future

The film explores the themes of inequality, privatization, and community resistance in a near-future London.

Netflix's 'The Kitchen', directed by Kibwe Tavares and actor Daniel Kaluuya, is a dystopian drama set in a near-future London where rampant inequality and increased privatization of property has left many homeless.
The film focuses on the dramatic tension between loner Izi (Kane Robinson) and an orphan boy called Benji (Jedaiah Bannerman), set against the backdrop of the last standing independent neighbourhood, The Kitchen, threatened by the power of privatization.
The Kitchen is a stronghold of resistance, maintaining a sense of humanity, self-expression, and creativity as the rest of the homogenous, sterile city threatens to swallow it whole.
The film ends with a pounding at the door of Izi's new upscale flat, suggesting either the police coming to arrest Izi and Benji or the residents of The Kitchen coming for Izi, a class traitor.
The Kitchen is a cautionary tale and a mirror, reflecting London's history while condemning its gentrified future.