Xalé

Overview

Awa, a 15-year-old schoolgirl, is happily living her teenage years alongside her twin brother Adama who dreams of Europe. When their grandmother dies, her aunt Fatou and her uncle Atoumane promise to marry in order to preserve the family union. But Fatou does not love Atoumane and the latter, tired of waiting to consummate his marriage, commits an act from which there is no going back.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

August 31, 2023

Original language

Wolof

Spoken languages

Wolof

Countries

Cote D'Ivoire, Senegal

Production

Les Films du Continent,Set Bet Set Productions

Cast

Ibrahima Mbaye,Ndiame Sene,Nguissaly Barry,Bineta Samb,Mentor Ba,Bina Diop,Daouda Ndoye,Mabeye Diol,Roger Felmont Sallah,Rokhaya Niang

Director

Moussa Sène Absa

Writer

Moussa Sène Absa,Mandir Ndoye Thiaw,Ben Diogaye Beye,Pierre Magny,Simon Rieber

Producer

Sokhna Sène,Laurent Bitty

Cinematography

Amath Niane

Music

Moussa Sène Absa,Les Frères Guissé,Henri Guillabert

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt21388904