Spices and Lies

Director:
Amine Adjina

Mehdi’s life balances between two worlds. He presents himself as the perfect Algerian son to his mother Fatima while secretly maintaining a relationship with Léa and pursuing his passion for French cuisine and wine as a chef. When Léa insists on meeting his mother, Mehdi is forced into a corner and comes up with a disastrous solution that threatens to unravel everything.

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Director:
Amine Adjina
Cast:
Younès Boucif
Clara Bretheau
Hiam Abbass
Country:
France
Running time:
103 minute
Section:
TIFF Edition:
2026