

A Grain of Sand in the Gear
2021, French. Directed by Alain de Halleux.
A chronicle of a year of health crisis. A film that travels to the four corners of the planet to question us about our model of society. The grain of sand is Covid. The gear is the system in which we live. The subject: how could a small piece of genetic code stop our system?
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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- Released
- 6 June 2021
- Original title
- Le grain de sable dans la machine
- Country
- France
- Written by
- Alain de Halleux
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A Grain of Sand in the Gear runs 88 minutes (1h 28m).
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A Grain of Sand in the Gear isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 6 June 2021. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
What movies are like A Grain of Sand in the Gear?
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Who directed A Grain of Sand in the Gear?
A Grain of Sand in the Gear (2021) was directed by Alain de Halleux and stars Jacques Gamblin, Simon T. Roden.