Secret of the Grain [Criterion Collection]

Insightful portrait of the immigrant experience in France featuring an outstanding star turn by Habib Boufares. He plays Slimane, a North African Arab who loses his job at a French shipyard and decides to open a restaurant, but not before muddling through a practically impenetrable bureaucracy and dealing with an extended family that is as much a hindrance as it is a help. Bouraouia Marzouk, Hatika Karaoui. Written and directed by Abdel Kechiche. Also known as "The Secret of the Grain."