Pantheon '26: Xala

Ousmane Sembène is known as the ''father of African cinema''. An adaptation of his own 1973 novel, Xala is a hilarious, caustic satire of political corruption under an inept post-colonial patriarchy.

  • Thierno Leye, Seune Samb, Younouss Seye, Miriam Niang, Fatim Diagne, Dieynaba Niang
  • Ousmane Sembène
  • France
  • 133 minutes
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