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A Dessert for Constance

2026 · 61 min

A gentle, good-natured underdog story that mixes kitchen warmth with quiet social observation, easy to watch and quietly moving.

Directed by: Sarah Maldoror
Genres: Tv movie, Comedy
Starring: Sidiki Bakaba, Cheik Doukouré, Elias Sherif

Overview: Bokolo and Mamadou, sweepers in the city of Paris, are looking for a way to pay for the return home of one of their sick comrades. When they find an old book of recipes in the trash, they discover a passion for French cuisine and decide to participate in a televised cooking competition.

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Directed by: Sarah Maldoror
Genres: Tv movie, Comedy
Starring: Sidiki Bakaba, Cheik Doukouré, Elias Sherif

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: friendship
found family
immigration
class
ambition
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none

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Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	6
Realism	7
Romance	1
Tension	3
Darkness	2
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: tv movie, comedy
Directed by: Sarah Maldoror
Written by: Daniel Boulanger, Maurice Pons
Starring: Sidiki Bakaba, Cheik Doukouré, Elias Sherif, Jean Bouise, Bernard Haller, Albert Delpy
Cinematography: Pierre Bouchacourt
Runtime: 61 min
Country: France
Languages: French

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