Drama · France · 2007 · 2h 35m

The Secret of the Grain

La Graine et le Mulet

The Secret of the Grain poster
Director
Abdellatif Kechiche
Cast
Habib Boufares as Slimane Beji Hafsia Herzi as Rym Farida Benkhetache as Karima Abdelhamid Aktouche as Hamid Alice Houri as Julia Bouraouïa Marzouk as Souad
Crew
Lubomir Bakchev — Director of Photography Camille Toubkis — Editor Ghalya Lacroix — Editor Ghalya Lacroix — Writer Abdellatif Kechiche — Writer Claude Berri — Producer
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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

Trailer The Secret of the Grain — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
infidelityimmigrantsolidaritycookingrestaurantdockerbelly dancingfamily clanfamily conflictex-wife
Key Collaborators
Abdellatif Kechiche Director Lubomir Bakchev Director of Photography Camille Toubkis Editor Ghalya Lacroix Editor Ghalya Lacroix Writer Abdellatif Kechiche Writer Claude Berri Producer Jérôme Seydoux Producer Benoît Barouh Production Design Maria Beloso-Hall Costume Design
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