The Source (2011)

Name: The Source
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 2011-11-02
Duration: 135 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Leïla Bekhti, Hafsia Herzi, Biyouna, Sabrina Ouazani, Saleh Bakri

The Source (2011), directed by Radu Mihăileanu, starring Leïla Bekhti and Hafsia Herzi.

11/02/2011 BR Comedy and Drama 2h 15m

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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.

Glynn SpeeckaertCinematography
Radu MihăileanuDirector, Producer, Screenplay
Ludo TrochEditing
André LogieProducer

About the film

The Source (French: La Source des femmes) is a 2011 French drama-comedy film directed by Radu Mihăileanu, starring Leïla Bekhti and Hafsia Herzi. It premiered In Competition at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival.

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Plot

Set in a remote village in North Africa, the story focuses on women who go on a sex strike against having to fetch water from a distant well. The story is an adaptation of the ancient Greek comedy Lysistrata.

Cast

Leïla Bekhti as Leila

Hafsia Herzi as Loubna Esmeralda

Sabrina Ouazani as Rachida

Saleh Bakri as Sami

Hiam Abbass as Fatima

Biyouna as The Old Gun

Zinedine Soualem

Production

The film was produced by France's Elzevir Films and Oï Oï Oï Productions, in co-production with France 3 Cinéma and EuropaCorp. Other than the 64% French investment, Belgian companies contributed 14%, Italian 12% and Moroccan 10%. It was pre-bought by Canal+ and CinéCinéma and received support from Eurimages. The total budget was 7.99 million euro.

Release

The Source premiered in competition at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival on 21 May. EuropaCorp Distribution released it in France on 2 November 2011.

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The Source at IMDb

Text from The Source (2011 film) on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Source_(2011_film)

Trivia

It premiered on November 2, 2011, a Wednesday.
It runs 2h15 — a typical feature length.
Its original title is "La Source des femmes".
It won 0 award(s) and received 1 nomination(s) on record at Wikidata — César Award for Best Actress among them.
This film's quiz has 11 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

Production

StudiosElzévir Films, Oï Oï Oï Productions, EuropaCorp, France 3 Cinéma, La Compagnie Cinématographique, Panache Productions, RTBF, BiM Distribuzione, Indigo Film, Agora Films, SNRT
CountriesMorocco, France, Belgium, Italy
LanguagesArabic
StatusReleased

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Nominations

César Award for Best Actress 2012

Filming locations

Morocco

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Morocco

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Crew

Glynn Speeckaert Cinematography
Radu Mihăileanu Director
Ludo Troch Editing
André Logie Producer
Denis Carot Producer
Gaëtan David Producer
Luc Besson Producer
Marie Masmonteil Producer
Pierre-Ange Le Pogam Producer
Radu Mihăileanu Producer
Armand Amar Original music
Alain-Michel Blanc Screenplay
Radu Mihăileanu Screenplay

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What is The Source about?

The Source: 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.

Who directed The Source?

The Source was directed by Radu Mihăileanu in 2011.

Who stars in The Source?

The cast of The Source includes Leïla Bekhti, Hafsia Herzi, Biyouna, Sabrina Ouazani and Saleh Bakri.

How long is The Source?

The Source runs for 135 minutes, or 2h15.