Xala (1975)
Xala (1975)
Plot.
It is the dawn of Senegal's independence from France, but as the citizens celebrate in the streets we soon become aware that only the faces have changed. White money still controls the government. One official, Aboucader Beye, known by the title "El Hadji," takes advantage of some of that money to marry his third wife, to the sorrow and chagrin of his first two wives and the resentment of his nationalist daughter. But he discovers on his wedding night that he has been struck with a "xala," a curse of impotence. El Hadji goes to comic lengths to find the cause and remove the xala, resulting in a scathing satirical ending.
Where to Watch.
Subs
Currently Xala is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Criterion Channel
Streaming in:🇺🇸 United States
This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Myriam Niang
Rama (as Miriam Niang)
Thierno Leye
El Hadji Aboucader Beye
Seune Samb
Adja Assatu, El Hadji's first wife
Fatim Diagne
El Hadji's secretary
Younouss Seye
Oumi, El Hadji's second Wife
Mustapha Ture
The Client
Iliamane Sagna
Modu, El Hadji's chauffeur
Makhouredia Gueye
Minister Kebe
Media.
Details.
Wiki.
Xala (pronounced [ˈxala], Wolof for "temporary sexual impotence") is a 1975 Senegalese film directed by Ousmane Sembène. It is an adaptation of Sembène's 1973 novel of the same name. The film depicts El Hadji, a businessman in Senegal, who is cursed with crippling erectile dysfunction upon the day of his marriage to his third wife. The film satirizes the corruption in African post-independence governments; El Hadji's impotence symbolizes the failure of such governments to be useful at all.
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