2011 Film The Source

It premiered In Competition at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival.

The Source
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Radu Mihăileanu
Written by	Alain-Michel Blanc Radu Mihăileanu
Produced by	Luc Besson Radu Mihăileanu
Starring	Leïla Bekhti Hafsia Herzi
Cinematography	Glynn Speeckaert
Edited by	Ludo Troch
Music by	Armand Amar
Production companies	Elzevir Films Oï Oï Oï Productions
Distributed by	EuropaCorp Distribution
Release dates	21 May 2011 (2011-05-21) (Cannes) 2 November 2011 (2011-11-02) (France)
Running time	135 minutes
Countries	France Belgium Italy
Languages	French Arabic
Budget	$7.9 million
Box office	$4.6 million

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.

 

• 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

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.

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