Xala

april 20

15:45h

agotadas

Viennale

Abasto Shopping

Room: HOYTS9

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Xala

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- [...]

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Runtime: 123'
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Ousmane Sembène

He was born in Ziguinchor, Senegal, in 1923. He fought in World War II and was a trade unionist in France before starting a successful literary career with Le Docker noir (1956). Considered the “father of African cinema,” he directed ten feature films, including Borom Sarret (1963), Guelwaar (1992) and Moolaadé (2004). He died in Dakar, Senegal, in 2007.

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