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À la Belle Étoile

From an early age, Yazid (Riadh Belaïche) was passionate about baking. But to succeed in the elitist world of pastry-making, the young man had to learn self-control whilst being moved from one foster home to another.
From Épernay to Monaco to Paris, he will work with the greatest pastry chefs en route to competing in the World Pastry Championship. The exquisite desserts look almost too divine to eat. That their creator was once homeless, orbiting between a French Riviera luxury hotel kitchen and sleeping rough beneath the stars that continued to inspire him, is the paradox that underscores his defiantly ascendent life. Tulard's camera is agile and dynamic, and his film flows between documentary and a dash of magical realism that idealizes the work of the chef.