The Source (2011 film)

The Source
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Radu Mihăileanu
Produced by	Luc Besson Radu Mihăileanu
Written by	Alain-Michel Blanc Radu Mihăileanu
Starring	Leïla Bekhti Hafsia Herzi
Music by	Armand Amar
Cinematography	Glynn Speeckaert
Edited by	Ludo Troch
Production company	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
Country	France Belgium Italy
Language	French Arabic
Budget	$7.9 million^[1]
Box office	$4.6 million^[2]

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.^[3]

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.

Cast

Cast and crew at the Cannes Film Festival for the premiere of the film

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
Malek Akhmiss as Soufiane
Saad Tsouli as Mohamed

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.^[4]

Release

The Source premiered in competition at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival on 21 May.^[3] EuropaCorp Distribution released it in France on 2 November 2011.^[5]

Accolades

Award / Film Festival	Category	Recipients and nominees	Result
Cannes Film Festival	Palme d'Or		Nominated
César Award	Best Actress	Leïla Bekhti	Nominated
César Award	Best Costume Design	Viorica Petrovici	Nominated
Globes de Cristal Award	Best Actress	Leïla Bekhti	Nominated

References

↑ "La Source des femmes". JP's Box-Office.
↑ "La source des femmes". Box Office Mojo.
1 2 "Horaires 2011" (PDF). festival-cannes.com (in French). Cannes Film Festival. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
↑ Lemercier, Fabien (5 May 2011). "The Source shines in EuropaCorp's line-up". Cineuropa. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
↑ "La Source des femmes". AlloCiné (in French). Tiger Global. Retrieved 5 May 2011.

External links

The Source at the Internet Movie Database

Films directed by Radu Mihăileanu

Trahir (1993) Train of Life (1998) Live and Become (2005) Le Concert (2009) The Source (2011) The History of Love (2016)

Luc Besson

Directed	Le Dernier Combat (1983) Subway (1985) The Big Blue (1988) Nikita (1990) Atlantis (1991) Léon: The Professional (1994) The Fifth Element (1997) The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999) Angel-A (2005) Arthur and the Invisibles (2006) Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard (2009) Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds (2010) The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec (2010) The Lady (2011) The Family (2013) Lucy (2014) Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)

Produced	Le Dernier Combat (1983) Subway (1985) Nikita (1990) Atlantis (1991) Cold Moon (1991) Nil by Mouth (1997) Taxi (1998) Taxi 2 (2000) Kiss of the Dragon (2001) Wasabi (2001) La Turbulence des fluides (2002) The Transporter (2002) Fanfan la Tulipe (2003) Les Côtelettes (2003) Michel Vaillant (2003) Taxi 3 (2003) District 13 (2004) Taxi (2004) Revolver (2005) The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005) Transporter 2 (2005) Unleashed (2005) Angel-A (2005) Arthur and the Invisibles (2006) Bandidas (2006) Love and Other Disasters (2006) Nuovomondo (2006) Tell No One (2006) The Secret (2007) Taxi 4 (2007) Hitman (2007) Taken (2008) Transporter 3 (2008) District 13: Ultimatum (2009) Home (2009) Staten Island (2009) Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard (2009) Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds (2010) From Paris with Love (2010) 22 Bullets (2010) Colombiana (2011) The Source (2011) A Monster in Paris (2011) The Lady (2011) Lockout (2012) Taken 2 (2012) No Limit (2012) Collison (2013) Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart (2013) 3 Days to Kill (2013) The Family (2013) Brick Mansions (2014) The Homesman (2014) Taken 3 (2015) The Transporter Refueled (2015) The Warriors Gate (2016) The Lake (2016) Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)

Written	Taxi (1998) Taxi 2 (2000) Kiss of the Dragon (2001) Wasabi (2001) Yamakasi (2001) The Transporter (2002) Fanfan la Tulipe (2003) Taxi 3 (2003) Michel Vaillant (2003) Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse (2004) District 13 (2004) Revolver (2005) Transporter 2 (2005) Unleashed (2005) Bandidas (2006) Taxi 4 (2007) Taken (2008) Transporter 3 (2008) District 13: Ultimatum (2009) From Paris with Love (2010) Colombiana (2011) Lockout (2012) Taken 2 (2012) 3 Days to Kill (2014) Brick Mansions (2014) Lucy (2014) Taken 3 (2015) The Transporter Refueled (2015) The Warriors Gate (2016) The Lake (2016) Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)

TV series	No Limit (2012) Taxi Brooklyn (2014)

See also	Filmography EuropaCorp

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