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Senegal10 Essential Films from SenegalStop 3 of 10

Xala

1975

A pompous, corrupt Senegalese businessman is struck impotent on the night of his third wedding — a curse he blames on his enemies — and his frantic, humiliating search for a cure lays bare the rot of the postcolonial elite. Ousmane Sembène's biting satire.

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Part of 10 Essential Films from Senegal

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