Couscous (2007)

France, 151 min
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Basic facts

Original title La graine et le mulet
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Production country
  • France
Production company
Classification Allowed from age 7
Dialogue
  • French
Swedish release 2008-09-26

Cast

Habib Boufares
Slimane Beiji

Hafsia Herzi
Rym

Faridah Benkhetache
Karima

Abdelhamid Aktouche
Hamid

Alice Houri
Julia

Marzouk Bouraouïa
Souad

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Titles

Original title
  • La graine et le mulet
Swedish release title
  • Couscous
International title
  • Couscous
Distribution title
  • The Secret of the Grain (Australien)
  • Cous cous (Italien)

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Director of Photography
Production Designer
Film Editor
Production Mixer
Dialogue
Adaptation
Executive Producer
Casting
Still Photographer
Costume Designer
Sound Editor
Dialogue Editor

Cast

Habib Boufares Slimane Beiji
Hafsia Herzi Rym
Faridah Benkhetache Karima
Abdelhamid Aktouche Hamid
Alice Houri Julia
Marzouk Bouraouïa Souad
Cyril Favre Sergueï
Leïla D'Issernio Lilia
Abdelkader Djeloulli Kader
Bruno Lochet Mario
Olivier Loustau José
Sami Zitouni Majid
Sabrina Ouazani Olfa
Mohamed Benabdeslem Riadh
Hatika Karaoui Latifa
Henri Rodriguez Henri
Nadia Taouil Sarah
Jeanne Corporon bankdirektör
Francis Arnaud monsieur Gruault
Henri Cohen monsieur Dorner
Violaine de Carné Madeleine Dorner
Hélène Geier tulltjänsteman
Ezzedine Bouzid Aziz
Salah Eldin Mohamed Salah
Rabah Khalfa Rabah
Idwar Iskandar Idwar
Benaïssa Ahaouari Aïssa
Rosalie Symon Marie
Carole Franck granne
Gilbert Rouvière bankdirektörens pojkvän
Nourdine Midoun Thomas
Abderrahmane Zeroual Fouad
Khadidja Taouil madame Jilani
Claude Gérard "Måsen"
Mélèze Bouzid Azza
José Rodriguez Houcine
Axel Yahimi Maxime
Safia Khanchaf Safia
François Rodriguez Hakim
Nadia Daif Nadia
Flore Hamidani Sonia
Sylvain Phan Farzit

Companies

Production Company Hirsch
France 2 Cinéma SA
Pathé Renn Productions SAS
Copyright Hirsch 2007
Pathé Renn Productions SAS 2007
France 2 Cinéma SA 2007
Co-Production Company Canal+
CinéCinéma
Centre National de la Cinématographie (CNC)
Banque Populaire Images 6
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) Folkets Bio AB 2008
Distributor in Sweden (DVD) Folkets Bio AB 2009

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 145764
Date 2008-08-19
Classification Allowed from age 7
Original length 4206 meters
Notes Aktlängder: 580, 401, 551, 395, 451, 431, 456, 388, 257, 296.


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 1.85:1
Sound type Sound
Sound system Dolby Digital
Colour type Colour
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 24
Length in minutes 151 min


Production location

2005-09-05 2006-01-16
Lattes, Hérault France
Sète, Hérault France

Release dates

Festival showing 2007-09-03 Venice Italy 151 min (Venedig Filmfestival)
First showing 2007-12-12 France 151 min
Release in Sweden 2008-09-26 Sweden 154 min
DVD release 2009-04-08 Sweden

Holdings Film

The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se

Element type Print
Item base Polyester
Carrier type 35 mm


Element type Print
Item base Polyester
Carrier type 35 mm


Holdings Posters

Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck
Language Swedish


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