
Film Info
Xala
Film Information
Exhibition Title | Xala |
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Original Title | Xala |
English Title | Xala |
Director | Ousmane Sembène |
Country | ![]() |
Year | 1975 |
Format | 35 mm |
Colour | Color |
Duration | 123' |
Cast:
- Intérpretes / Cast: Thierno Leye, Myriam Niang, Seune Samb, Fatim Diagne, Younouss Ture
Production:
- Dirección / Director: Ousmane Sembène
- Guión / Scriptwriter: Ousmane Sembène
- Fotografía / Cinematography: Georges Caristan, Orlando L. López, Seydina D. Saye, Farba Seck
- Producción / Producer: Paulin Soumanou Vieyra
- Compañía Productora / Production Company: Films Domireew, Ste. Me. Production du Senegal
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Synopsis
Widely regarded as Ousmane Sembène’s finest achievement, Xala is a cutting morality tale that equally blames the corruption of Senegal’s sociopolitical environment on Euro-centricity and African auto-destruction. In the country’s capital city, a group of black individuals attain political power via an absurdist coup and Sembène observes the corruptive effects this sudden shift of power has on the community. Though these men have regained control of a government that belongs to their people, they are oblivious to the responsibility that comes with this power. Sadly, their intents are entirely self-serving if not simply ridiculous (the demand for everyone to speak French and the preference for European bottled water). You’d be hard pressed to find a filmmaker this critical of the political powers-that-be that threaten their fellow people’s livelihoods.
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