Xala

Ousmane Sembène makes a pointed film about post-colonial Africa using the broadest possible comedy. A Senegalese businessman suffers a curse of impotence on his wedding night. It's a very literal metaphor, in case anyone was wondering.

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Ousmane Sembène directed Xala in 1975. See Ousmane Sembène's full filmography, where to start with Ousmane Sembène, or where to go after you've seen everything by Ousmane Sembène.

Xala was released in 1975 (WO original-language production), with a runtime of 121 minutes.