Xala [1975] [DVD]Fatim Diagne (actor) Makhouredia Gueye
(actor) Format: all region dvd (worldwide) Runtime: 123 min Quality: Digital
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. |