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The Source

La source des femmes (The Source)

2011

Radu Mihaileanu

Leïla Bekhti, Hafsia Herzi, Sabrina Ouazani, Malek Akhmiss ...

7.0

4,602

Comedy. Drama The story takes place in current times, in a small village somewhere between North Africa and the Middle East. The women fetch water from a mountaintop spring in the blazing sun. They’ve done that since the beginning of time. Leila, a young bride, urges the women to launch a love strike: no more cuddling, no more sex until the men run water into the village.

	Author	Review
United Kingdom	Allan Hunter Screendaily	"The emotional warmth of the storytelling and feel good tone will endear this to a wide arthouse audience and might even connect with a broader audience who have responded to similar tales of female empowerment"	POS
United Kingdom	Time Out	"The story is dramatically lax because it’s obvious the filmmakers are there to endorse Western views on modernisation (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEG
United States	Jordan Mintzer The Hollywood Reporter	"The attractive imagery helps some of the more cloying medicine go down easily. That, and the sheer vitality of all the players"	POS
Ireland	Donald Clarke Irish Times	"'The Source' comes across like a cute play staged for visiting tourists. Enjoy it, then get back on the bus."	NEU
United Kingdom	Anna Smith Empire	"Topical and worthwhile, it deserves to find an audience (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS

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