Xala (1975)

Review: Xala (1975)

Director: Ousmane Sembène

Cast: Thierno Leye, Myriam Niang, Seune Samb, Fatim Diagne, Younouss Seye,

Thierno Leye
Thierno Leye
Myriam Niang
Myriam Niang
Seune Samb
Seune Samb
Fatim Diagne
Fatim Diagne
Younouss Seye
Younouss Seye

Plot: 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.

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<i>Three Revolutionary Films by Ousmane Sembène</i>: Criterion Blu-ray review

Three Revolutionary Films by Ousmane Sembène: Criterion Blu-ray review

Criterion follow their 2021 edition of Ousmane Sembène’s Mandabi (1968) with a three-disk set showcasing the features he made in the 1970s, works which continued his exploration of African identity in the shadow of centuries of colonial […]

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