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Xala (1975)
Directed by Ousmane Sembène
Comedy · 2h 01m
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.
Cast
T
Thierno Leye
Hadji Aboucader Beye
Myriam Niang
Rama (as Miriam Niang)
S
Seune Samb
Adja Assatu, Beye's wife
F
Fatim Diagne
Saleslady / Secretary
Y
Younousse Sèye
Aram, Second Wife
Mustapha Ture
The Client
I
Iliamane Sagna
Modu, El Hadji's chauffeur
D
Dieynaba Niang
La Badiene
Makhouredia Gueye
Minister Kebe
F
Farba Sarr
Business Man
M
Mamadou Sarr
Business Man
F
Farba Sarr
Businessman
Crew
- Director
- Ousmane Sembène
- Writer
- Ousmane Sembène
- Director of Photography
- Orlando 'Cachaíto' López, Farba Seck, Georges Carestan, Seydina D. Saye
- Original Music Composer
- Samba Diabare Samb
- Editor
- Florence Eymon
- Producer
- Paulin Soumanou Vieyra
Details
- Release date
- 1975-10-01
- Runtime
- 2h 01m
- Genres
- Comedy
- Original language
- FR
- Spoken languages
- French, Wolof
- Countries
- Senegal
- Production
- Ste. Me. Production du Senegal, Filmi Domirev