| Fatim Diagne | |||
| Makhouredia Gueye | ... | Minister Kebe | |
| Thierno Leye | ... | Hadji Aboucader Beye | |
| Dieynaba Niang | |||
| Myriam Niang | ... | Rama (as Miriam Niang) | |
| Iliamane Sagna | ... | Modu, driver | |
| Seune Samb | ... | Adja Assatu, Beye's wife | |
| Abdoulaye Seck | |||
| Douta Seck | ... | Gorgui | |
| Younouss Seye | |||
| Dyelea Touré |
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| Ousmane Sembene | |||
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| Ousmane Sembene | novel | |
| Ousmane Sembene | screenplay | |
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| Paulin Vieyra | .... | producer (as Paulin Soumanou Vieyra) | |
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| Samba Diabara Samb | |||
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| Georges Caristan | |||
| Orlando L. López | |||
| Seydina D. Saye | |||
| Farba Seck | |||
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So far in my life, I've only seen two Senegalese movies: "Hyenas" and "Xala". The latter offers a satirical look at corruption.
The plot goes like this: following Senegal's independence from France, a crooked official - he makes sure that France still controls the country's resources - uses the country's money to get married for the third time. That's when poetic justice kicks in; he gets stricken with a curse called "xala", rendering him impotent.
If absolutely nothing else, this movie is a very impressive look at a culture that we in the west rarely get to see (and specifically, we get to hear Wolof spoken). Are the events portrayed cause for cynicism? Hard to say. But I recommend the movie either way.