If you loved Ceddo, try Xala
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.
What they share
Both films are directed by Ousmane Sembène, and they both carry the cerebral mood tag. If that's the register that drew you to Ceddo, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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What Xala is
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.

