The Secret of the Grain

The film that swept the 2007 César Awards (the French Oscars), The Secret of the Grain is a touching and exuberantly humanistic story that captures the dreams, loves, and struggles of a large Arab immigrant family living in a French port town.

The aging male head of the family decides to open a restaurant specializing in fish couscous dishes only to be met with resistance from the local bureaucracy. (151 mins., 35mm)

33rd Cleveland International Film Festival Columbus Preview Party on March 6 at 6 PM
Join Amy Juravich, Linda Taylor, and Clay Lowe of WOSU's Open Line Weekend along with guests from the Cleveland International Film Festival (CIFF) and the Wexner Center for a special reception on March 6 beginning at 6 PM. Enjoy free food, cash bar, chances to win prizes including CIFF All-Access passes and an overnight hotel stay, previews of this year’s festival films, and more.

To RSVP to the reception, please e-mail Michele Mooney at mmooney@wexarts.org.

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