Genre:
Drama / Comedy
Directed
by: Radu Mihaileanu
Starring:
Leïla Bekhti, Hafsia Herzi
Running
time: 124 minutes
The
original title of this film is La Source des femmes, since it was produced in
France, but, because I viewed it with English subtitles, I will review it in
that language.
The
Source tells the story of a group of women in North Africa who are forced by
tradition to climb the mountain to a distant source to fetch water every day,
all the while their husbands stay home, drink tea and discuss between friends.
One day, after one woman falls and loses her child, the idea of a love strike
comes up. So, the men will not get any affection in the bedroom before things
change.
As
they say, the man may wear the pants, but the woman decides when he gets to
take them off.
This
brilliant film covers a very important subject in the impact of religion and
tradition on the treatment of women in certain areas of the world, and it does
so with a good dose of humor. Some women are victims of violence because of
their decision to impose a strike, but the focus is not put on that. We see the
determination of a few to see that things change for the better for all of
them. When people want to change old traditions, it is rarely accepted without
resistance.
The
acting is superb here on everybody’s part. Even though I didn’t understand the
language spoken, I totally got the emotions conveyed. I first thought that the
story dragged on a bit towards the end, but, when it got to the conclusion, I
totally understood why it needed to last so long. It had to go where it needed
to go.
Rating:
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