The Secret of the Grain
Winner of Best Picture and Best Director Césars, this remarkable depiction of a family of North African immigrants in a decaying port town in southern France introduces a large group of characters you'll soon warm to as members of your own family ... except they make better couscous.
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Cast & Crew
Director: Abdellatafi Kechiche
Producer: Claude Berri
Editor: Ghalia Lacroix
Screenwriter: Abdellatif Kechiche
Cinematographer: Lubomir Bakchev
Awards: Cesar 2008 (Best Film, Director, Newcomer Award), Lumiere Award 2008 (Best Director, Most Promising
Principal Cast: Habib Boufares, Marzouk Bouraouïa, Faridah Benkhetache, Sabrina Ouazani
Filmography: Games of Love and Chance (2003); Blame It on Voltaire (2000)
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The Secret Of The Grain, Jun 04, 2008
By Jeff Cavanaugh
“My only gripe with this excellent film was the length. There were several scenes that could have benefited from the editor's knife. Otherwise, this film was riveting, funny, pathetic (in the original sense of the word) and tragic. Habib Boufares' performance is subtle, complex, and completely”
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France, 2003, 123 min.
Raw energy and hyper-realistic dialogue distinguish this cliché-free teenage romance, set in the Paris projects. 15-year-old Abdelkrim has his eyes opened to new interests but risks the ridicule of his friends when, in a bid to win the stunning Lydia, he manages to get himself cast opposite her in the school play.
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