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The Source

2011·2h 15m
DramaComedy
IMDb Rating
★ 7.2/10
4,356 votes

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.

The Source is a 2011 drama comedy movie directed by Radu Mihaileanu, starring Saleh Bakri, Hiam Abbass, Leïla Bekhti. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.2/10 from 4,356 votes and runs 2h 15m.

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Director
Radu Mihaileanu
Stars
Saleh Bakri
Hiam Abbass
Leïla Bekhti
Hafsia Herzi
Details
2011-11-02
135 min
Movie
★ France, Belgium, Italy
★ Arabic
Keywords
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