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Xala (pronounced [ˈxala], Wolof for "temporary sexual impotence") is a 1975 Senegalese film directed by Ousmane Sembène. It is an adaptation of Sembène's 1973 novel of the same name. The film depicts El Hadji, a businessman in Senegal, who is cursed with crippling erectile dysfunction upon the day of his marriage to his third wife. The film satirizes the corruption in African post-independence governments; El Hadji's impotence symbolizes the failure of such governments to be useful at all.
Original Release
10/01/1975
US Release
10/01/1975
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Thierno Leye | Hadji Aboucader Beye / El Hadji Aboucader Beye |
| Myriam Niang | Rama (as Miriam Niang) / Rama, El Hadji's daughter |
| Seune Samb | Adja Assatu, Beye's wife / Adja Assatu, El Hadji's first wife |
| Fatim Diagne | Saleslady / Secretary / El Hadji's secretary |
| Younouss Seye | Aram, Second Wife / Oumi, El Hadji's second Wife |
| Mustapha Ture | The Client |
| Iliamane Sagna | Modu, El Hadji's chauffeur |
| Dieynaba Niang | La Badiene |
| Langouste Drobe | |
| Farba Sarr | Business Man / Businessman |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Thierno Leye | Hadji Aboucader Beye / El Hadji Aboucader Beye |
| Myriam Niang | Rama (as Miriam Niang) / Rama, El Hadji's daughter |
| Seune Samb | Adja Assatu, Beye's wife / Adja Assatu, El Hadji's first wife |
| Fatim Diagne | Saleslady / Secretary / El Hadji's secretary |
| Younouss Seye | Aram, Second Wife / Oumi, El Hadji's second Wife |
| Mustapha Ture | The Client |
| Iliamane Sagna | Modu, El Hadji's chauffeur |
| Dieynaba Niang | La Badiene |
| Langouste Drobe | |
| Farba Sarr | Business Man / Businessman |
| Abdoulaye Boye | |
| Papa Diop | |
| Martin Sow | |
| Mamadou Sarr | Business Man / Businessman |
| Makhouredia Gueye | Minister Kebe |
| Abdoulaye Seck | Businessman |
| Douta Seck | Gorgui |
| Marcel Baziau | |
| Paul-André Pellegrin | |
| Jean-Paul Salaun |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Paulin Vieyra | Producer |
