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The Secret of the Grain
The Secret of the Grain

The Secret of the Grain

It takes will, courage and determination to realise a dream. But most of all it takes family

Genres

Drama

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$14693300

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

151 mins

Rating

7/10

Release Date

12 December 2007

Country

France

Cast

Habib Boufares

Habib Boufares

Slimane Beji

Hafsia Herzi

Hafsia Herzi

Rym

Farida Benkhetache

Farida Benkhetache

Karima

Abdelhamid Aktouche

Abdelhamid Aktouche

Hamid

Alice Houri

Alice Houri

Julia

Bouraouïa Marzouk

Bouraouïa Marzouk

Souad

Cyril Favre

Cyril Favre

Serguei

Leila D'Issernio

Leila D'Issernio

Lilia

Abelkader Djeloulli

Abelkader Djeloulli

Kader

Bruno Lochet

Bruno Lochet

Mario

Olivier Loustau

Olivier Loustau

José

Sami Zitouni

Sami Zitouni

Majid

Sabrina Ouazani

Sabrina Ouazani

Olfa

Mohamed Benabdeslem

Mohamed Benabdeslem

Riadh

Hatika Karaoui

Hatika Karaoui

Latifa

Henri Rodriguez

Henri Rodriguez

Henri

Nadia Taoul

Nadia Taoul

Sarah (as Nadia Taouil)

Jeanne Corporon

Jeanne Corporon

La Banquière

Francis Arnaud

Francis Arnaud

Monsieur Gruault

Henri Cohen

Henri Cohen

Claude Dorner

Violaine de Carne

Violaine de Carne

Madeleine Dorner (as Violaine de Carné)

Hélène Geier

Hélène Geier

La Douanière (as Hélene Geier)

Ezzadine Bouzid

Ezzadine Bouzid

Aziz

Salah Eldin Mohamed

Salah Eldin Mohamed

Salah

Rabah Khalfa

Rabah Khalfa

Rabah

Idwar Iskandar

Idwar Iskandar

Idwar

Benaïssa Ahaouari

Benaïssa Ahaouari

Aïssa

Rosalie Symon

Rosalie Symon

Marie

Carole Franck

Carole Franck

La Voisine de Guy

Gilbert Rouvière

Gilbert Rouvière

Le Compagnon de la Banquière

Nourdine Midoun

Nourdine Midoun

Thomas

Abderrahmane Zeroual

Abderrahmane Zeroual

Fouad

Khadidja Taoul

Khadidja Taoul

Madame Jilani

Claude Geraud

Claude Geraud

La Mouette

Mélèze Bouzid

Mélèze Bouzid

Azza

José Rodriguez

José Rodriguez

Houcine

Axel Yahimi

Axel Yahimi

Maxime

Safia Khanchaf

Safia Khanchaf

Safia

François Rodriguez

François Rodriguez

Hakim

Nadia Daïf

Nadia Daïf

Nadia

Flore Hamidani

Flore Hamidani

Sonia

Sylvain Phan

Sylvain Phan

Farzit

Tarik Alhakeue

Tarik Alhakeue

Jeune de la Cité

Mohamed Amry

Mohamed Amry

Jeune de la Cité

Kader Boulanouar

Kader Boulanouar

Jeune de la Cité

Magid Dahou

Magid Dahou

Jeune de la Cité

Abdelazaid Douich

Abdelazaid Douich

Jeune de la Cité

Adil Iben El Madani

Adil Iben El Madani

Jeune de la Cité

Brahim Oulmadani

Brahim Oulmadani

Jeune de la Cité

Sebastien Martinez

Sebastien Martinez

Figurant Boîte de Nuit

Paloma Casanova

Paloma Casanova

Une Invitée du Bateau

Gilles Matheron

Gilles Matheron

Un Invité du Bateau

Doris Stern

Doris Stern

Une Invitée du Bateau

Salah Zaït

Salah Zaït

Un Invité du Bateau

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