Boiling Point

Boiling Point (2021) is Philip Barantini's nerve-shredding drama-thriller, available to watch online on iFILM. Shot in a single unbroken take, the camera prowls a trendy London restaurant through one pre-Christmas night, the busiest shift of the year.

Stephen Graham is head chef Andy Jones, and the ground is giving way beneath him. Tax debt, a surprise hygiene inspection, a powerful food critic at table seven, a former mentor showing up with an influencer in tow, and a kitchen brigade fraying at the edges. Every small thing tips toward disaster: a botched order, a guest's allergy, a row over the pass. Vinette Robinson and Hannah Walters hold the line beside Graham as the service caves in.

The film grew out of Barantini's short, and the one-shot conceit isn't a gimmick. It denies you a single exhale, the same way it denies the staff one. This is for viewers who like dread that builds with no score cues and no cuts to hide behind. Stream Boiling Point (2021) online on iFILM.