Xala

Name: Xala
Director: Ousmane Sembène
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1975-10-01
Duration: 121 min
Cast: Thierno Leye, Myriam Niang, Seune Samb, Fatim Diagne, Younousse Sèye

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1975 · 121 min · Comedy · TMDB 6.8/10

Overview

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.

Directed by Ousmane Sembène

Cast

Thierno Leye — Hadji Aboucader Beye
Myriam Niang — Rama (as Miriam Niang)
Seune Samb — Adja Assatu, Beye's wife
Fatim Diagne — Saleslady / Secretary
Younousse Sèye — Aram, Second Wife