The Source

Name: The Source
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 2011-11-02
Duration: 2 h 15 min
Rating: 7.30
Cast: Hafsia Herzi, Hiam Abbass, Leïla Bekhti, Saleh Bakri

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Type:

Movie

Rating:

7.30 / 10

Duration:

2 Hours and 15 Minutes

Release Year:

2011

Original Name:

La source des femmes

The Source (2011) - Also known as La source des femmes

A comedy/drama set in a village and centered on a battle of the sexes, where women threaten to withhold sexual favours as long as the men refuse to install a water pipe.

Styles:

Semi Serious, Feel Good, Humorous, Sentimental, Stylized, Realistic

Story Timeline:

21st Century, Contemporary

Producing Country:

Italy, Belgium, France

Filming Locations:

Middle East

Genre:

Comedy, Drama

Release Date:

02 Nov 2011

Language:

Arabic

Directed by:

Radu Mihaileanu

Story Written By:

Catherine Ramberg, Radu Mihaileanu, Alain-Michel Blanc

Main Actors:

Hafsia Herzi, Hiam Abbass, Leïla Bekhti, Saleh Bakri

Plot:

In a remote and primitive patriarchal village between the North of Africa and the Middle East, the land has dried and the women traditionally bring water from a distant fountain to their houses while the idle husbands drink tea in the bar. The educated Leïla, who is the wife of the local teacher Sami, begins a sex strike movement among the women, supported by the elder Vieux Fusil (meaning old flintlock), to force the men to bring water to the village. They must face the strong reaction of the brutal men.

Awards:

2 wins & 4 nominations.

Production Company:

Europa Corp.

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

7.3/10

Rotten Tomatoes:

70%