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The Source

Original title: La source des femmes
  • 20112011
  • 2h 15m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
4K
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The Source (2011)
ComedyDrama
A comedy/drama set in a village and centered on a battle of the sexes, where women threaten to withhold sexual favors if their men refuse to fetch water from a remote well.A comedy/drama set in a village and centered on a battle of the sexes, where women threaten to withhold sexual favors if their men refuse to fetch water from a remote well.A comedy/drama set in a village and centered on a battle of the sexes, where women threaten to withhold sexual favors if their men refuse to fetch water from a remote well.
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
4K
YOUR RATING
    • Radu Mihaileanu
    • Radu Mihaileanu(scenario)
    • Alain-Michel Blanc(scenario)
    • Catherine Ramberg(collaboration)
  • Stars
    • Leïla Bekhti
    • Hafsia Herzi
    • Hiam Abbass
    • Radu Mihaileanu
    • Radu Mihaileanu(scenario)
    • Alain-Michel Blanc(scenario)
    • Catherine Ramberg(collaboration)
  • Stars
    • Leïla Bekhti
    • Hafsia Herzi
    • Hiam Abbass
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    • 14User reviews
    • 50Critic reviews
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    Leïla Bekhti and Saleh Bakri in The Source (2011)
    Radu Mihaileanu in The Source (2011)
    Biyouna, Sabrina Ouazani, Leïla Bekhti, and Hafsia Herzi in The Source (2011)
    The Source (2011)
    The Source (2011)
    Biyouna, Leïla Bekhti, and Hafsia Herzi in The Source (2011)
    Sabrina Ouazani and Leïla Bekhti in The Source (2011)
    Leïla Bekhti in The Source (2011)
    The Source (2011)
    Radu Mihaileanu in The Source (2011)
    Radu Mihaileanu and Leïla Bekhti in The Source (2011)
    Leïla Bekhti in The Source (2011)

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    Leïla Bekhti
    Leïla Bekhti
    • Leila
    Hafsia Herzi
    Hafsia Herzi
    • Loubna…
    Hiam Abbass
    Hiam Abbass
    • Fatima
    Saleh Bakri
    Saleh Bakri
    • Sami
    Biyouna
    • Vieux Fusil
    Sabrina Ouazani
    Sabrina Ouazani
    • Rachida
    Karim Leklou
    Karim Leklou
    • Karim
    Mohamed Majd
    • Hussein
    Mohamed Tsouli
    • L'imam
    Omar Azzouzi
    • Le cheikh
    Saad Tsouli
    • Mohamed
    Amal Chakir
    • Khadija
    Amina Boussaif
    • Nawale
    Nadia Zaoui
    • Yasmina
    Farida Bouaazaoui
    • Karima
    Amal El Atrache
    • Hasnaa
    Majida Benkirane
    • Malika
    Zineb Ennajem
    • Aicha
      • Radu Mihaileanu
      • Radu Mihaileanu(scenario) (adaptation and dialogue)
      • Alain-Michel Blanc(scenario)
      • Catherine Ramberg(collaboration)
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    • Trivia
      The basic premise of the plot, the withholding of sexual relations by women to force their menfolk to do something, is first noted in the play, 'Lysistrata' by Aristophanes. Several versions of "Lysistrata" have been filmed for cinemas and television, with the most recent being Chi-Raq (2015) by Spike Lee.
    • Quotes

      Vieux Fusil: If you hate just one man, you hate everyone in the community.

    • Soundtracks
      Daqqa
      Traditional

      Performed by La Daqqa de Marrakech

    User reviews14

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    8/10
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    I don't know what I'm voting on. Lysistrada by Aristophenes was much wittier, but the point of this movie is not wit.

    Perhaps I'm voting on the wonder that it was made at all. We in the west have a very different view of what Muslim countries should produce given our media.

    This film does not fit into that category. None that I've seen do. None proclaim death to the west. None want to commit murder in the hope of getting multiple virgins as a reward.

    None do anything but examine daily life. What was set in Toronto Canada. A second was set in the middle east on the Israeli Lebonon border, a third was made in New York and now this one from North Africa. All of them were gentle films that made comments about the human condition.

    And all including this one were well worth seeing. The film is a little long and the music is an acquired taste, but be patient. It will reward a patient viewer.
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    • jeromec-2
    • Apr 28, 2013

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    • Release date
      • November 2, 2011 (France)
      • France
      • Belgium
      • Italy
      • Europa Corp. (France)
      • Arabic
    • Also known as
      • Morocco
    • Production companies
      • Elzévir Films
      • Oï Oï Oï Productions
      • EuropaCorp
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    • 2 hours 15 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Digital

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