The Secret of the Grain (La Graine et le Mulet) (2007)

7.9	Listal rating
7.5	IMDB rating

French (3), Drama (2), Kitchen Sink (1), Focused On A Family (1), Couscous (1), Family (1), Unemployment (1), Food (1), Immigrant (1), Restaurant (1), 2007 (1), Retirement (1), Social Drama (1)

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At the port of Sète Mr. Slimani, a tired sixty year old, drags himself towards a shipyard job which has become more and more difficult to cope with as the years go by. He is a divorced father who forces himself to stay close to his family despite the scissions and tensions which are easily sparked off and which financial difficulties make even mor ... (more)

Directed by

Abdel Kechiche

Starring (View all) :

Slimane Beiji

Rym

Karima

Hamid

Souad

Julia

Lilia

Kader

José

Olfa

Written by (View all) :

Abdel Kechiche

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Rollo Tomasi

La Graine et le mulet (2007)

Posted : 3 months, 3 weeks ago at Jul 18 16:33

Just as I thought French Culture was on the slide along comes this film to prove me wrong. France have found their Ken Loach with this socially charged slice of kitchen-sink.

French-Tunisian director Abdellatif Kechiche owes no apologies for the 150 minute running time. The interaction between the characters and the complexity of the relationships within the family unit make 'La Graine et le mulet' a truly immersive cinematic experience.

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