Xala (1975)

Movie
Audience Score
69
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NR 2 hr 1 minOct 1st, 1975Comedy
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.
StarringThierno LeyeMyriam NiangSeune Samb
DirectorOusmane Sembène
WriterOusmane Sembène

Movie Details

Original Language:Wolof
Production Companies:Ste. Me. Production du Senegal, Films Domireew
Movie Tags:
weddingcursepolitical satirepolitical corruptionpolygamysenegalimpotencekarmapublic humiliation