Xala

Xala
1975
★★★☆☆ 6.8/10
⏱️ 121 min
📅 Released
🌐 WO
Comedy
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.

Where to Watch (US)

Stream

Criterion Channel

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Fandango At Home

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Fandango At Home

Cast

Thierno Leye
Thierno Leye
Hadji Aboucader Beye
Myriam Niang
Myriam Niang
Rama (as Miriam Niang)
Seune Samb
Seune Samb
Adja Assatu, Beye's wife
Fatim Diagne
Fatim Diagne
Saleslady / Secretary
Younousse Sèye
Younousse Sèye
Aram, Second Wife
Mustapha Ture
Mustapha Ture
The Client

Crew

Director
Ousmane Sembène
Writer
Ousmane Sembène
Producer
Paulin Soumanou Vieyra

Production

Ste. Me. Production du Senegal, Films Domireew

Keywords

impotencepolygamysenegalcurseweddingpolitical satirepublic humiliationpolitical corruptionkarma