Radu MihăileanuCast
Leïla Bekhti 
Hafsia Herzi 
Sabrina Ouazani Biyouna
Plot
Women in a North African village go on a sex strike until the men fetch water; in competition at Cannes.
Sinekatalog’s take
Radu Mihăileanu's comedy-drama has North African village women striking against sex until men fetch water. Colourful, spirited and feminist, with a lovely cast, it is a lively, warm fable though somewhat broad.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.2 / 10 (4,377 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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