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The Secret of the Grain

The Secret of the Grain

It takes will, courage and determination to realise a dream. But most of all it takes family

20077.02h 31m

Overview

In southern France, a Franco-Arabic shipyard worker along with his partner's daughter pursues his dream of opening a restaurant.

Directed by Abdellatif Kechiche
Written by Ghalya Lacroix, Abdellatif Kechiche
Produced by Claude Berri, Jérôme Seydoux
Box Office0Revenue: $14.7M

Top Cast

Habib Boufares

Habib Boufares

Slimane Beji

Hafsia Herzi

Hafsia Herzi

Rym

Farida Benkhetache

Farida Benkhetache

Karima

Abdelhamid Aktouche

Abdelhamid Aktouche

Hamid

Alice Houri

Alice Houri

Julia

Bouraouïa Marzouk

Bouraouïa Marzouk

Souad

C

Cyril Favre

Serguei

Leila D'Issernio

Leila D'Issernio

Lilia

A

Abelkader Djeloulli

Kader

Bruno Lochet

Bruno Lochet

Mario

Themes & Keywords

infidelityimmigrantsolidaritycookingrestaurantdockerbelly dancingfamily clanfamily conflictex-wife

About The Secret of the Grain

The Secret of the Grain is a drama film released in 2007 exploring themes of infidelity, immigrant, solidarity, cooking, restaurant, docker. Directed by Abdellatif Kechiche, it stars Habib Boufares, Hafsia Herzi, Farida Benkhetache. In southern France, a Franco-Arabic shipyard worker along with his partner's daughter pursues his dream of opening a restaurant.

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