Comedy · Senegal · 1975 · 2h 1m

Xala

Xala poster
Director
Ousmane Sembène
Cast
Thierno Leye as Hadji Aboucader Beye Myriam Niang as Rama (as Miriam Niang) Seune Samb as Adja Assatu, Beye's wife Fatim Diagne as Saleslady / Secretary Younousse Sèye as Aram, Second Wife Mustapha Ture as The Client
Crew
Orlando 'Cachaíto' López — Director of Photography Farba Seck — Director of Photography Georges Carestan — Director of Photography Seydina D. Saye — Director of Photography Florence Eymon — Editor Samba Diabare Samb — Original Music Composer
Synopsis

A rich businessman in Senegal is cursed with crippling erectile dysfunction upon the day of his marriage to his third wife; the only cure is brutal public humiliation.

Trailer Xala — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
impotencepolygamysenegalcurseweddingpolitical satirepublic humiliationpolitical corruptionkarma
Key Collaborators
Ousmane Sembène Director Orlando 'Cachaíto' López Director of Photography Farba Seck Director of Photography Georges Carestan Director of Photography Seydina D. Saye Director of Photography Florence Eymon Editor Samba Diabare Samb Original Music Composer Ousmane Sembène Writer Paulin Soumanou Vieyra Producer
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