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How to Cook Your Life

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A Zen priest in San Francisco and cookbook author use Zen Buddhism and cooking to relate to everyday life.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 2007-05-10

Runtime: 93 mins

Director: Doris Dörrie

Spoken language: Deutsch, English

Genres: Documentary

Original title: How to Cook Your Life

Production Companies: MFA Filmdistribution, Karma Films, Filmladen

Production Countries: Germany

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