Xala
A corrupt politician is cursed with impotence on the night of his third wedding after embezzling 100 tons of rice.
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"One of the more famous African films, Xala comes from Senegalese director Ousmane Sembene, who had a well liked film that saw fairly wide release last year called Moolaadé. Moolaadé, for some reason, hasn't been released on DVD yet in the US, and, so far, it doesn't look like there's any imminent release. New Yorker video has provided us with two new DVDs from Sembene, this and Mandabi. Xala tells the story of a corrupt government official, El Hadji, who marries his third wife using pilfered funds. When El Hadji goes to consummate his marriage, he finds out he has been cursed wi..."
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Xala translates as "The Curse".
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A corrupt politician is cursed with impotence on the night of his third wedding after embezzling 100 tons of rice.