The Source

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The Source

2011,

2h 15m,

Comedy/

Drama

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67%

9 Reviews

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500+ Ratings

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67%

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9 Reviews

67%

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500+ Ratings

The women of a remote village threaten to withhold sex from the men if they refuse to fetch water from a well.

Anna Smith

metro.co.uk

Aug 24, 2018

3/5

Based on a true story, The Source is a passionate but sometimes heavy-handed argument for gender equality in the Middle East.

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Steve Rose

Guardian

May 18, 2012

3/5

This populist parable draws intriguing battle lines between the sexes, but then forgets what it was supposed to be fighting about.

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Raphael Abraham

Financial Times

May 17, 2012

2/5

Radu Mihaileanu's update of Lysistrata with overtones of the Arab Spring never settles on a consistent tone; as a result, serious moments lack force and lighter moments feel hollow.

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Joseph Walsh

CineVue

Aug 23, 2018

3/5

Offers an interesting and beautifully made picture of some important issues surround women's rights in patriarchal societies.

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Carmen Gray

Total Film

May 30, 2012

3/5

The mix of female empowerment and Middle eastern colour is kept just on the right side of schmaltzy by firecracker turns from Lela Bekhti as the headstrong strike-leader and Biyouna as a formidable widower.

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Philip French

Observer (UK)

May 20, 2012

Often rather moving...

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George L

Jul 30, 2013

En una pequeña aldea entre el Norte de Africa y el medio oriente, las mujeres han tenido que traer agua al pueblo desde lo alto de una montaña donde hay una fuente. Es un trabajo pesado, pero que desde el principio de los tiempos lo han hecho las mujeres, con los contínuos riesgos que deben afrontar. Muchas han caído o resbalado, perdiendo sus bebés en embarazos avanzados. Cansadas de esta situación y lideradas por una joven culta, inteligente y formada en el Islam, deciden liderar una huelga de amor. No habrá cariño ni gestos de ternura, ni relaciones, si los hombres no encuentran una manera de traer agua al pueblo // . In a small village in a desert zone between Africa and the Middle East, women have to obtain water from a mountaintop spring, which has caused that some of them have lost their babies as they had to go to the top of it, risking their lives. Leila will leader a strike of love, in order to demand from men other measures to make men run water into the village.

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Synopsis

The women of a remote village threaten to withhold sex from the men if they refuse to fetch water from a well.

Director: Radu Mihaileanu
Producer: Denis Carot, Marie Masmonteil, Radu Mihaileanu
Screenwriter: Radu Mihaileanu, Alain-Michel Blanc
Production Co: Panache Productions, Compagnie Cinématographique Européenne, BIM Distribuzione, Agora Films, Oï Oï Oï Productions, France 3 Cinéma, SNRT, EuropaCorp, RTBF, Elvézir Films, Indigo Films
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: Arabic
Runtime: 2h 15m

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