Xala

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A corrupt politician is cursed with impotence on the night of his third wedding after embezzling 100 tons of rice.A corrupt politician is cursed with impotence on the night of his third wedding after embezzling 100 tons of rice.A corrupt politician is cursed with impotence on the night of his third wedding after embezzling 100 tons of rice.

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6.7/10

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Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination total

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Trivia
Xala translates as "The Curse".

Quotes
Minister Kebe: The potion must have been excellent! You haven't changed cloths yet.
Hadji Aboucader Beye: I couldn't get it up... nothing happened!
Minister Kebe: What?
Hadji Aboucader Beye: I couldn't get an erection. My mother-in-law says I have the Xala.

Connections
Featured in Caméra d'Afrique (1983)

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Featured review

10/10

Probably the sharpest satire I have ever seen

Films like American Beauty are sharp, but Xala's theatrical style and unrelenting debasement of Senegalese society is worthy of far more Oscars than the frankly over-rated A.B.

Without the distraction of stars and tricky camera work, Xala is straight to the point, and makes no attempt to beautify or wax lyrical about their country in the midst of corruption and lies.

I recommend this film to someone with an open mind and a love of pure cinema.