Summary
A rich businessman in Senegal is cursed with crippling erectile dysfunction upon the day of his marriage to his third wife; the only cure is brutal public humiliation.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+19)
Critics 86Audiences 67GoodWatch 70
Tomatometer91%
Metascore80
Letterboxd · 7 K ratings3.5/5
IMDb6.7
Audience score63%
Running time
2 h 1 min
Longer than most comedies, +21 min on the typical 100
typical 100121Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 6 countries, rent or buy in 5 more
Released
1975
October 1, 1975
51 years ago
Genre
ComedyLanguage
French
Original language
Also spoken
WolofMade in
Senegal
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesModerate
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityModerate
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 2 more15 people
- TLThierno LeyeHadji Aboucader Beye
- Myriam NiangRama (as Miriam Niang)
- SSSeune SambAdja Assatu, Beye's wife
- FDFatim DiagneSaleslady / Secretary
- YSYounousse SèyeAram, Second Wife
- Mustapha TureThe Client
- ISIliamane SagnaModu, El Hadji's chauffeur
- DNDieynaba NiangLa Badiene
- Makhouredia GueyeMinister Kebe
- FSFarba SarrBusiness Man
- MSMamadou SarrBusiness Man
- ASAbdoulaye SeckBusinessman
- Douta SeckGorgui
- Youssou N'DourStar Band de Dakar
- MNMagaye NiangPickpocket (uncredited)
Directing · 1
- Ousmane Sembène Director, Writer
Production · 1
- Paulin Soumanou Vieyra Producer
Camera · 4
- Orlando 'Cachaíto' López Director of Photography
- Farba Seck Director of Photography
- Georges Carestan Director of Photography
- Seydina D. Saye Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Florence Eymon Editor
Sound · 1
- Samba Diabare Samb Original Music Composer
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