‘Cook Off’ becomes first Zimbabwe film to hit Netflix

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“Cook Off,” a romantic comedy about a single mom who enters a life-changing cooking competition, became the first film from Zimbabwe to make it to Netflix last week. Host Marco Werman speaks with the film’s producer, Joe Njagu. 

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