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   Xala was released at the Moscow Film Festival in July 1975. Xala received a home video release in 2005. The DVD has been out of print for some time. Sala received its Blu-Ray debut through a Criterion Collection release in May 2024, as part of a box set containing two other films by Sembène, Emitaï and Ceddo. [5]

2. www.imdb.com › title › tt0073915Xala (1975) - IMDb

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   Xala: Directed by Ousmane Sembene. With Thierno Leye, Myriam Niang, Seune Samb, Fatim Diagne. A corrupt politician is cursed with impotence on the night of his third wedding after embezzling 100 tons of rice.

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   • Director: Ousmane Sembene

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   • Actors: Thierno Leye, Myriam Niang, Seune Samb

3. www.rogerebert.com › reviews › xala-1976Xala movie review & film summary (1976) - Roger Ebert

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   Reviews. Xala. Comedy. 123 minutes‧ 1976. Roger Ebert. June 12, 1976. 2 min read. The white members of the local chamber of commerce have been ordered out of office, and now African businessmen take their places. But one of the whites returns to place attache cases in front of each seat.

4. www.imdb.com › title › tt0073915Xala (1975) - Release info - IMDb

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   Xala (1975) - Movies, TV, Celebs, and more... By what name was Xala (1975) officially released in India in English?

5. www.tcm.com › tcmdb › titleXala (1974) - Turner Classic Movies

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   Oct 29, 2013 · Xala (1975) -- (Movie Clip) And Straddle A Pestle? ... Released in United States May 1975 (Shown at Cannes Film Festival May 1975.) Released in United States October ...

   • Director: Ousmane Sembene

   • Actors: Thierno Leye

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   Often regarded as Senegalese filmmaker Ousmane Sembène's most acclaimed film, Xala smartly observes a sudden power shift's corruptive effects upon a community.Already having earned international recognition through his 1966 film Black Girl - which explored issues arising from decolonisation and its legacy - Sembène here secured his position as one of the most significant of Africa's post ...

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   When was Xala released?

   • Xala was released at the Moscow Film Festival in July 1975. Xala received a home video release in 2005. The DVD has been out of print for some time. Sala received its Blu-Ray debut through a Criterion Collection release in May 2024, as part of a box set containing two other films by Sembène, Emitaï and Ceddo.

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   Is Xala based on a true story?

   • Xala (pronounced [ˈxala], Wolof for "temporary sexual impotence" ) is a 1975 Senegalese satirical comedy film written and directed by Ousmane Sembène, an adaptation of Sembène's 1973 novel of the same name. It stars Thierno Leye, Seune Samb, Douta Seck, Younousse Sèye, Fatim Diagne, and Myriam Niang.

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   What is Xala?

   • Xala is a luxury lifestyle community called Xala. It aims to integrate seamlessly into the community, providing social and cultural integration, environmental preservation, and high-end luxury living.

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   What does Hadji aboucader Beye say about Xala?

   • Hadji Aboucader Beye: I couldn't get an erection. My mother-in-law says I have the Xala. The beginning scene of Ousmane Sembene's film Xala is a tragicomic metaphor for the euphoria of the African independence movement, which was followed quickly by the installation of puppet governments controlled by ex-colonial powers.

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   Why did El Hadji remove the Xala?

   • But he discovers on his wedding night that he has been struck with a "xala," a curse of impotence. El Hadji goes to comic lengths to find the cause and remove the xala, resulting in a scathing satirical ending.

   ‎Xala (1975) directed by Ousmane Sembène • Reviews, film + cast

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   How does Sembene use folk elements in xala?

   • Sembene is thereby able to use folk elements in such a way as to give the work political implications that go well beyond the preservation and/or revival of a local tradition. One can, therefore, examine the folk elements of Xala without fear of consigning yet another expression of African creativity to the museum of primitive art."

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8. www.rottentomatoes.com › m › 1144215-xalaXala - Rotten Tomatoes

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   A successful businessman with political connections becomes impotent and searches desperately for a cure, as the disabled go begging, as peasants suffer from drought. The revolution against ...

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