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Xala
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- French
- Subjects (All):
- Foreign films.
- Motion pictures.
- Drama.
- Comedy films.
- Motion pictures--Africa.
- Satire.
- Genre:
- Feature films
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (streaming video file) (124 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
- Place of Publication:
- The Criterion Collection 1975
- [San Francisco, California, USA] Kanopy Streaming 2024
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web
- digital
- video file MPEG-4 Flash
- Summary:
- XALA is a caustic satire of political corruption under an inept patriarchy. On the night of his wedding to his third bride, government official El Hadji (Thierno Leye) is rendered impotent and begins to suspect that one of his other wives has placed a curse on him. After seeking a cure from a local marabout, El Hadji must face the possibility that he deserves the infliction for his part in embezzling public funds and for helping to keep Senegal under French control
- Participant:
- Myriam Niang, Seune Samb, Thierno Leye, Younoss Seye
- Notes:
- Title from title frames
- Film
- In Process Record
- Originally produced by The Criterion Collection in 1975
- Publisher Number:
- 15684840 Kanopy
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license
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