Directed by Abdellatif Kechiche • 2007 • France
Starring Habib Boufares, Hafsia Herzi, Faridah Benkhetache
The winner of four César 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.
Directed by Abdellatif Kechiche • 2007 • France
Starring Habib Boufares, Hafsia Herzi, Faridah Benkhetache
The winner of four César 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 Fren...
The following interview with director Abdellatif Kechiche was conducted in March 2010.
This excerpt from an episode of the television series “20 heures” features interviews with director Abdellatif Kechiche, actress Hafsia Herzi, and residents of Sete, the location for THE SECRET OF THE GRAIN, as they celebrate the film’s awards at the 2008 Cesars. Directed by Vincent Vedel and Dan...
In this 2010 interview, French film scholar Ludovic Cortade, author of “Le cinéma de l’immobilité,” discusses the themes and style of THE SECRET OF THE GRAIN.
In this 2010 interview, actress Hafsia Herzi, who plays Rym, discusses the making of THE SECRET OF THE GRAIN.
This 2010 interview features actress Bouraouïa Marzouk, who plays Souad in THE SECRET OF THE GRAIN.
In this 2010 video portrait, the musicians from THE SECRET OF THE GRAIN discuss their integral role in the film.
