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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slow-burnbittersweetmoderatelayeredlight-touchbroadheartfelt
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Movie2007·155 min
The Secret of the Grain
Directed by Abdellatif Kechiche
A drama film directed by Abdellatif Kechiche.
◈ CrunchScore
Top 37%
of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement
★ TMDB Audience Rating
7.0/10
245 ratings
About The Secret of the Grain
- Pacing
- Slow-burn (1 of 9)
- Tone
- Bittersweet (4 of 9)
- Intensity
- Moderate (4 of 9)
- Complexity
- Layered (6 of 9)
- Humor
- Light-touch (4 of 9)
- Scale
- Broad (6 of 9)
- Spirit
- Heartfelt (7 of 9)
- Texture
- Gritty, Contemplative
- Story Tags
- family dysfunction, infidelity, social injustice, ambition hubris, food culinary, urban, small town, parent child, group found family, everyman, outsider misfit, quest mission, slow burn reveal