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The Secret of the Grain

2007 · 155 min

A slow, immersive plunge into a family's life, building to a tense, emotional crescendo that lingers.

Directed by: Abdellatif Kechiche
Genres: Drama
Starring: Habib Boufares, Hafsia Herzi, Farida Benkhetache

Tagline: It takes will, courage and determination to realise a dream. But most of all it takes family
Overview: 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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Directed by: Abdellatif Kechiche
Genres: Drama
Starring: Habib Boufares, Hafsia Herzi, Farida Benkhetache

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 3 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
immigration
ambition
identity
class
Places: big city
workplace
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	0
Humour	3
Realism	9
Romance	2
Tension	6
Darkness	4
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Abdellatif Kechiche
Written by: Abdellatif Kechiche, Ghalya Lacroix
Starring: Habib Boufares, Hafsia Herzi, Farida Benkhetache, Abdelhamid Aktouche, Alice Houri, Bouraouïa Marzouk, Cyril Favre, Leila D'Issernio
Cinematography: Lubomir Bakchev
Runtime: 155 min
Country: France, Tunisia
Languages: Russian, French, Arabic

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