

Three Grains of Coarse Salt
2021, French. Directed by Ingrid Chikhaoui.
Two sisters, aged 5 and 8, hang out alone at home in the middle of the countryside. Elsa, the youngest, swallows three grains of coarse salt. Judith announces to her that she’s doomed to a death by desiccation, and she only has a few hours to live. The mother returns, behaving ardently and feverishly, and turns the family's destiny upside down.
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- 0h 25m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- French
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- Released
- 2 December 2021
- Original title
- Trois grains de gros sel
- Country
- France
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Three Grains of Coarse Salt isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 2 December 2021. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed Three Grains of Coarse Salt?
Three Grains of Coarse Salt (2021) was directed by Ingrid Chikhaoui and stars Manue Fleytoux, Ambre Julliat, Eowyn Personne.