The Source (2011 film)
The Source 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.
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