The Secret of the Grain
Aka 'Couscous'. The winner of four Cesar awards, including Best Picture and Director, Abdellatif Kechiche's 'The Secret of the Grain' is a stirring drama about the daily joys and struggles of a bustling French-Arab family. It has the texture of a documentary but a classic, almost Shakespearean structure: when patriarch Slimane acts on his wish to open a portside restaurant specializing in his ex-wife's couscous and fish, the extended clan's passions and problems explode, leading to an engrossing, suspenseful climax. With sensitivity and grit, 'The Secret of the Grain' celebrates the role food plays in family life and gets to the core of contemporary immigrant experience.
Year: 2007
Genre: Drama, French Cinema, Food in Film
Country: France
Director: Abdellatif Kechiche
Starring: Alice Houri, Hafsia Herzi, Abdelhamid Aktouche, Habib Boufares, Faridah Benkhetache
Duration: 148 Minutes
Rating: M - Contains offensive language and sexual references.
Subtitles: Yes
7.4/10
Location in store: Foreign (France)
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