France,
2007, 151 min
Directed by:
Abdellatif KechicheScreenplay:
Abdellatif KechicheCinematography:
Lubomir BakchevCast:
Habib Boufares, Hafsia Herzi, Sabrina Ouazani, Mélèze Bouzid, Henri Cohen, Jeanne Corporon, Bruno Lochet, Olivier Loustau, Carole Franck, Benhaïssa Ahouari (more)Plots(1)
It has the texture of a documentary but a classic, almost Shakespearean structure: when patriarch Slimane acts on his wish to open a port-side restaurant specializing in his ex-wife's fish couscous, the extended clan's passions and problems explode in riveting drama, 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. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Independent Spirit Awards
- 2009 - Abdellatif Kechiche (Best International Film)
European Film Awards
- 2008 - Abdellatif Kechiche (FIPRESCI Prize)
César Awards
- 2008 - Best Film
- 2008 - Abdellatif Kechiche (Best Director)
- 2008 - Hafsia Herzi (Most Promising Actress)
- 2008 - Abdellatif Kechiche (Best Original Screenplay)
- 2008 - Best Editing
Venice Film Festival
- 2007 - Abdellatif Kechiche (Silver Lion - Grand Jury Prize)
- 2007 - Hafsia Herzi (Marcello Mastroianni Award for Best Young Actor)
- 2007 - Abdellatif Kechiche (FIPRESCI Prize)
- 2007 - Abdellatif Kechiche (Golden Lion for Best Film)