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The Source

المنبع

Radu Mihaileanu's film about women in a Moroccan village who strike over fetching water; an Arabic social comedy.

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WomenThe poor and the worker

Screening Room

Format
Film · Muslim history or life carries the story
Released
2011 CE · 1432 AH†
Countries
MA · FR · BE
Approach
drama of Muslim life

Where to watch officially: No official link recorded. · Listed, not endorsed.

Overview

A film by Radu Mihaileanu about the women of a Moroccan village who go on strike from fetching water; an Arab social comedy. 1 2

People and things also explored

Family businesses· Adam· The Circle· Atlantics· Osama· Obstructing a marriage (adl): the guardian and the husband· Fleshy growth in the wife's womb and the right to annul (afal)· Agriculture in Islam

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