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Xalé (2023)
Directed by Moussa Sène Absa
“The Childhood Wounds”
Drama, Thriller · 1h 42m
Awa, a 15-year-old schoolgirl, is happily living her teenage years alongside her twin brother Adama who dreams of Europe. When their grandmother dies, her aunt Fatou and her uncle Atoumane promise to marry in order to preserve the family union. But Fatou does not love Atoumane and the latter, tired of waiting to consummate his marriage, commits an act from which there is no going back.
Cast
Nguissaly Barry
Mabeye Diol
Ibrahima Mbaye
Rokhaya Niang
Roger Felmont Sallah
Mentor Ba
Crew
- Director
- Moussa Sène Absa
- Writer
- Ben Diogaye Beye, Pierre Magny, Moussa Sène Absa, Simon Rieber
- Novel
- Mandir Ndoye Thiaw
- Director of Photography
- Amath Niane
- Original Music Composer
- Henri Guillabert, Les Frères Guissé, Moussa Sène Absa
- Editor
- Pape Mbengue
- Producer
- Laurent Bitty, Sokhna Sène
Details
- Release date
- 2023-08-31
- Runtime
- 1h 42m
- Genres
- Drama, Thriller
- Original language
- WO
- Spoken languages
- French, Wolof
- Countries
- Cote D'Ivoire, Senegal
- Production
- Les Films du Continent, Set Bet Set Productions