The Secret of the Grain
It takes will, courage and determination to realise a dream. But most of all it takes family
Genres
Overview
In southern France, a Franco-Arabic shipyard worker along with his partner's daughter pursues his dream of opening a restaurant.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$14693300
Runtime
151 min
Release Date
2007-12-12
Status
Released
Original Language
French
Vote Count
229
Vote Average
6.976
Habib Boufares
Slimane Beji
Hafsia Herzi
Rym
Farida Benkhetache
Karima
Abdelhamid Aktouche
Hamid
Alice Houri
Julia
Bouraouïa Marzouk
Souad
Cyril Favre
Serguei
Leila D'Issernio
Lilia
Abelkader Djeloulli
Kader
Bruno Lochet
Mario
Olivier Loustau
José
Sami Zitouni
Majid
Sabrina Ouazani
Olfa
Mohamed Benabdeslem
Riadh
Hatika Karaoui
Latifa
Henri Rodriguez
Henri
Nadia Taoul
Sarah (as Nadia Taouil)
Jeanne Corporon
La Banquière
Francis Arnaud
Monsieur Gruault
Henri Cohen
Claude Dorner
Violaine de Carne
Madeleine Dorner (as Violaine de Carné)
Hélène Geier
La Douanière (as Hélene Geier)
Ezzadine Bouzid
Aziz
Salah Eldin Mohamed
Salah
Rabah Khalfa
Rabah
Idwar Iskandar
Idwar
Benaïssa Ahaouari
Aïssa
Rosalie Symon
Marie
Carole Franck
La Voisine de Guy
Gilbert Rouvière
Le Compagnon de la Banquière
Nourdine Midoun
Thomas
Abderrahmane Zeroual
Fouad
Khadidja Taoul
Madame Jilani
Claude Geraud
La Mouette
Mélèze Bouzid
Azza
José Rodriguez
Houcine
Axel Yahimi
Maxime
Safia Khanchaf
Safia
François Rodriguez
Hakim
Nadia Daïf
Nadia
Flore Hamidani
Sonia
Sylvain Phan
Farzit
Tarik Alhakeue
Jeune de la Cité
Mohamed Amry
Jeune de la Cité
Kader Boulanouar
Jeune de la Cité
Magid Dahou
Jeune de la Cité
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Jeune de la Cité
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Jeune de la Cité
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Jeune de la Cité
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Gilles Matheron
Un Invité du Bateau
Doris Stern
Une Invitée du Bateau
Salah Zaït
Un Invité du Bateau
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