The story is beautiful and emotional, the characters are sympathetic but the script loses its way, reaching the final scenes without a logical transition. However, it has some great scenes of the cooking classes and the actors are believable for the most part, especially the migrants from the home.

Film in the tradition of French films of good feelings and overcoming in a migrants' home, which pick up a lot of situations. It abuses some clichés and does not fully exploit the richness of the characters and their stories, which are glimpsed in the conversations but then remain without continuity.

As the French say: "Peut faire mieux".

Absolutely charming in parts - like when the students have to 'sell' the dish. However, unfortunately no matter how good the performances are, this boils down to a while savour story and I felt less engaged as the film went on. Imagine if a black actress like Aïssa Maïga had the role of the chef. How different even the same script would have felt. Yes, there was a nod to using the brigade's cultures in the menu (I think) - for example the Proustian dish on the final menu (but what was it?). I thought the phone call with the students mother had possibilities when she mentioned all the spices he/they used. Maybe the menu would at least sprin in their direction, but sadly, no. The actors were charming but it;s time to tell another story.