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XALA is a caustic satire of political corruption under an inept patriarchy. On the night of his wedding to his third bride, government official El Hadji (Thierno Leye) is rendered impotent and begins to suspect that one of his other wives has placed a curse on him. After seeking a cure from a local...

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Uniform Title:Xala (Motion picture)
Other Authors: Sembène, Ousmane, 1923-2007 (Screenwriter, Director), Leye, Thierno (Actor), Samb, Seune (Actor), Seye, Younouss (Actor), Niang, Myriam (Actor), Diagne, Fatim (Actor), Ture, Mustafa (Actor), Niang, Dieynaba (Actor), Guey, Makuredia (Actor), Caristan, Georges (director of photography.), López, Orlando L. (director of photography.), Gaye, Seydina O. (director of photography.), Seck, Farba (director of photography.), Samb, Samba Diabare (composer (expression))
Format: Video
Language:French
Wolof
Language Notes:Wolof and French dialogue; English subtitles.
Published: [San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2024.
Subjects:
Elite (Social sciences) > Africa > Drama.
Africa > Politics and government > 1960- > Drama.
Blessing and cursing > Africa > Drama.
Polygamy > Africa > Drama.
Impotence > Africa > Drama.
Political corruption > Drama.
Comedy films.
Feature films.
Film adaptations.
Fiction films.
Foreign films.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Kanopy)
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Summary:XALA is a caustic satire of political corruption under an inept patriarchy. On the night of his wedding to his third bride, government official El Hadji (Thierno Leye) is rendered impotent and begins to suspect that one of his other wives has placed a curse on him. After seeking a cure from a local marabout, El Hadji must face the possibility that he deserves the infliction for his part in embezzling 100 tons of rice and for helping to keep Senegal under French control.
Item Description:Based on the novel by Ousmane Sembène.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1975.
Wide screen (1.66:1).
Physical Description:1 online resource (streaming video file) (124 minutes) : .flv file, sound, color.
Production Credits:Cinematography, Georges Caristan, Orlando R. Lopez, Seydina O. Gaye, Farba Seck ; editor, Florence Eymon ; music, Samba Diabare Samb.