But in the background are secret political negotiations amongst the world's big leaders, and led by Lars Løkke Rasmussen, the prime minister of Denmark.
It greatly rewards those with a background in secret government service and not only because spycraft has given them exceptional people skills.
Some background: The secret minutes of a July 2002 meeting of top advisers to British Prime Minister Tony Blair were published May 1 by The Sunday Times in London.
Homeland's Damian Lewis has revealed he used to keep his Eton school background a secret to avoid typecasting.
Once I secured the chicken parts, I ran around the market picking up onions, parsnips, carrots, celery with leaves, parsley, and from my Russian background, the secret ingredient, dill.
Not counting the Punk'd and Candid Camera-type practical joke setups that are humorous (if rather mean), several television programs aim their hoaxes at the public, making them realistic, and keeping the background a secret as the bizarre video goes viral across the web.
And Ms. Salter's script unfolds expertly, revealing backgrounds and secrets gracefully, adding some serious tension near the end.
Against that background, a parallel, secret effort to disrupt Iran's nuclear progress looks increasingly like the only battle the west is winning.
This week Parliament formed a 12-member commission to investigate accusations that he abused his oath, including by aiding a campaign contributor of Russian and Lithuanian background, and leaking secret details of a criminal investigation.
In the background of "The Secret of the Grain" is a similar migration that began in the 1960s, when men and women like Slimane and Souad left the newly liberated North African French colonies to seek their fortunes in metropolitan France, a country they regarded as both benefactor and oppressor.
