The Source

– A comedy/drama set in a village and centered on a battle of the sexes, where women threaten to withh..

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.

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Release Date:

02 Nov 2011

Language:

Arabic

Director:

Radu Mihaileanu

Writer:

Radu Mihaileanu (scenario), Alain-Michel Blanc (scenario), Catherine Ramberg (collaboration), Radu Mihaileanu (adaptation)

Main Actors:

Leïla Bekhti, Hafsia Herzi, Hiam Abbass, 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:

Europa Corp

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
70%