Work stunk on the Anthony Bourdain biopic — and Antonio Banderas relished the experience.

“We spent a month and a half filming in Cape Cod and Newport, constantly surrounded by the smell of fish,” he laughed. “Every time I came back to the hotel, I had to shower because I absolutely reeked — I was cleaning fish every single day!”

Speaking at the Torino Film Festival , Banderas shed new light on the Matt Johnson-directed, A24-produced “ Tony ,” which reimagines the chef-turned-globetrotter as an aimless young man.

“After finishing university, [Bourdain] originally wanted to become a writer,” Banderas said. “But almost immediately, he began struggling with depression and drug addiction, so the film explores the very difficult early years of his life.”

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