The Secret of the Grain
Dec 12 2007
•3h 31m
•Drama
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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Habib Boufares
Slimane Beji
Hafsia Herzi
Rym
Farida Benkhetache
Karima
Abdelhamid Aktouche
Hamid
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