Raoul's, a New York Story

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|2025|99 min

A unique portrait of New York's iconic Raoul's Restaurant - told through the eyes of a filmmaker-turned-accidental-restaurateur who was trying to make a film about his father who is also a filmmaker-turned-accidental-restaurateur.

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