Spices and Lies

Name: Spices and Lies
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: 2025-12-10
Duration: 1 h 44 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Younès Boucif, Clara Bretheau, Hiam Abbass, Gustave Kervern, Laurent Stocker

La Petite Cuisine de Mehdi (2025)

Timing: 1:44 (104 min)

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Release date

2025-12-10

Country

France

Production

Ciné+, CNC, OCS, Agat Films & Cie / Ex Nihilo, Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, La Procirep-Angoa, Région Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Cofimage 36, SG Image 2023, Cinécap 8, Cineaxe 6

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Drama, Comedy

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Director

Amine Adjina

Actors

Younès Boucif, Clara Bretheau, Hiam Abbass, Gustave Kervern, Laurent Stocker, Lou-Adriana Bouziouane, Malika Zerrouki, Birane Ba, Agathe Dronne, Inès Boukhelifa
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Producer

Nicolas Blanc

Camera operator

Sébastien Goepfert

Composer

Amine Bouhafa

Artist

Michel Schmitt

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Guerric Catala
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Short description

Mehdi's life lies on a fragile balance. He plays the role of the perfect Algerian son for his mother Fatima, while hiding his relationship with Léa and his passion for French cuisine and wine, which he pursues as a chef at the bistro where he works. But Léa can no longer tolerate his family secrets and demands to meet Fatima. Cornered, Mehdi comes up with the worst possible solution...