Xala (1975)
- 8.8
- 120 mins
- Comedy
Storyline
A Senegalese businessman (Thierno Leye) needs a cure for impotence after grandly acquiring a third wife.
Plot Keywords
businessman, wife, witch doctor, cheeky, madcap, playful, amusing, senegal, capitol, government building, corruption, curse, revolution, political intrigue, impotence, deception, quest, wretched excess, 1960s
Short Review
Sembène depicts a corrupt system that replaced white dictators and profiteers with black ones; the symbolic ending, a glimmer of revolutionary hope, is as gratifying as it is implausible.
Trailer
Streaming Service
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