The Secret of the Grain
The Secret of the Grain

The Secret of the Grain

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2007
2h 31m
7.0(230 votes)
Drama

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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Production Companies

Pathé Renn Productions
France 2 Cinéma

Videos & Trailers

2 videos

Cast & Crew

54 members
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Habib Boufares

Slimane Beji

Habib Boufares
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Hafsia Herzi

Rym

Hafsia Herzi
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Farida Benkhetache

Karima

Farida Benkhetache
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Abdelhamid Aktouche

Hamid

Abdelhamid Aktouche
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Alice Houri

Julia

Alice Houri
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Bouraouïa Marzouk

Souad

Bouraouïa Marzouk
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Cyril Favre

Serguei

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Leila D'Issernio

Lilia

Leila D'Issernio
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Abelkader Djeloulli

Kader

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Bruno Lochet

Mario

Bruno Lochet
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Olivier Loustau

José

Olivier Loustau
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Sami Zitouni

Majid

Sami Zitouni
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Sabrina Ouazani

Olfa

Sabrina Ouazani
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Mohamed Benabdeslem

Riadh

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Hatika Karaoui

Latifa

Hatika Karaoui
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Henri Rodriguez

Henri

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Nadia Taoul

Sarah (as Nadia Taouil)

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Jeanne Corporon

La Banquière

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Francis Arnaud

Monsieur Gruault

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Henri Cohen

Claude Dorner

Henri Cohen
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Violaine de Carne

Madeleine Dorner (as Violaine de Carné)

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Hélène Geier

La Douanière (as Hélene Geier)

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Ezzadine Bouzid

Aziz

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Salah Eldin Mohamed

Salah

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Rabah Khalfa

Rabah

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Idwar Iskandar

Idwar

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Benaïssa Ahaouari

Aïssa

Benaïssa Ahaouari
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Rosalie Symon

Marie

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Carole Franck

La Voisine de Guy

Carole Franck
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Gilbert Rouvière

Le Compagnon de la Banquière

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Nourdine Midoun

Thomas

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Abderrahmane Zeroual

Fouad

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Khadidja Taoul

Madame Jilani

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Claude Geraud

La Mouette

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Mélèze Bouzid

Azza

Mélèze Bouzid
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José Rodriguez

Houcine

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Axel Yahimi

Maxime

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Safia Khanchaf

Safia

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François Rodriguez

Hakim

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Nadia Daïf

Nadia

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Flore Hamidani

Sonia

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Sylvain Phan

Farzit

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Tarik Alhakeue

Jeune de la Cité

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Mohamed Amry

Jeune de la Cité

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Kader Boulanouar

Jeune de la Cité

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Magid Dahou

Jeune de la Cité

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Abdelazaid Douich

Jeune de la Cité

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Adil Iben El Madani

Jeune de la Cité

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Brahim Oulmadani

Jeune de la Cité

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Sebastien Martinez

Figurant Boîte de Nuit

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Paloma Casanova

Une Invitée du Bateau

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Gilles Matheron

Un Invité du Bateau

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Doris Stern

Une Invitée du Bateau

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Salah Zaït

Un Invité du Bateau

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