Winner: Best Film/Best Director/Best Writing—César Awards, France

"Rather than observing this family, we feel we are a part of it, and that draws us in as nothing else can." —Los Angeles Times

"A masterpiece about the strange power of food—to heal, unite, exasperate." —Boston Globe

Winner of four César awards, including best picture and director, Abdllatif Kechiche's The Secret of the Grain is a stirring drama about the daily joys and struggles of a bustling French Arab family. It has the texture of a documentary but a classic, almost Shakespearean structure: when patriarch Slimane acts on his wish to open a portside restaurant specializing in his ex-wife's couscous and fish, the extended clan's passions and problems explode, leading to an engrossing, suspenseful climax. With sensitivity and grit, The Secret of the Grain celebrates the role food plays in family life and gets to the core of contemporary immigrant experience. DVD Special Features: Disc One: High-definition digital master, approved by director Abdellatif Kechiche New, improved English subtitle translation Disc Two: New video interview w/ director Abdellatif Kechiche Sueur, Kechiche's extended reedit of the climactic belly-dancing sequence, featuring a new video introduction by the director New video interview with film scholar Ludovic Cortade Excerpt from a 20 Heures television interview with Kechiche and actress Hafsia Herzi Video interviews with Herzi, actress Bouraouïa Marzouk, and the film's musicians Theatrical trailer Plus: A booklet featuring an essay by film critic Wesley Morris

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