The Source Page #7

It's been a long time

since I wrote to S'lim.

Don't you want to help me

anymore ?

I didn't think

you wanted to.

I'm going to write.

Look.

What's he saying, Leila,

what's he saying ?

"Te quiero, mi amor!"

"Te quiero", Esmeralda!

Urgently, please! !

Sami !

We're eating. Sit down.

We won.

I've been summoned

to the prefect's office.

A committee's being set up.

Sofiane's article created

a terrific debate in the Assembly.

It accused the government of

keeping water from its own people.

They're worried it'll be catching,

and that women all over the country

will join the cause,

and demand other rights

besides water.

The government wants

a swift and unpublicised solution.

We've always supported

the women's approach.

They themselves

appreciated our going by the book.

Water had to be piped

in order to relieve them.

- A submission was submitted.

- Correct.

The work starts tomorrow.

The whole village has to help.

We must settle this quickly !

- And the budget ?

- That's all taken care of.

Hussein, how're things ?

Join us.

Later thanks, lmam.

I gotta pull up some daffodil roots.

Allah be with you.

Get out of my sight !

Clear off !

Who are those two men ?

What's going on ?

They aren't from the village.

This way.

My princess...

You OK ?

God didn't make men

and women the same

Don't make a love-strike

Rock your babies and dress them

You didn't expect it ?

O men, it is shameful !

Everyone in the village knows

We've seen men

down in the wadi...

...washing the clothes !

"Thanks for everything, Big Sister.

"For me learning

to read and write.

"Do you realise

I'm writing this myself ?

"Don't worry,

the pedlar got his little kiss.

"Leila, I know you wrote those letters

in the name of S'lim.

"In the beginning

I wanted it,

"But I hated you

for lying to me...

"Then I realised

I probably would have done the same

"I would have saved the idea of love

even if the man had shied away."

Warmer than the sun

The man

A true lion

Full of strength and spirit is the man

Strong in all things is the man

In my dreams he comes to me, the man

And bares his secrets all to me, the man

He promises to dwell deep inside me, the man

Cherishing my sighs and my body.

"I decided to leave.

I said nothing to anyone.

"I didn't know where I was going,

or what sort of life I might have

"but I'll be free

"and I'm sure I'll find love again.

"Goodbye, Leila, my sister.

"Te quiero, Loubna."

The earth says it can't give life

without water

A woman's divine spring

isn't water

"La source des femmes" is love.

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