Xala
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Xala is a 1974 satirical film (and earlier novel) by Ousmane Sembène that critiques post-independence African elites through the story of a corrupt businessman afflicted with impotence.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Xala canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8624633 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Xala Context triple: [Ousmane Sembène, notableWork, Xala]
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A.
Sikasso
Sikasso is a major city in southern Mali known as an important agricultural and commercial center near the borders with Burkina Faso and Côte d'Ivoire.
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B.
Mopti
Mopti is a major city in central Mali known as a bustling river port and commercial hub situated at the confluence of the Niger and Bani rivers.
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C.
Foumban
Foumban is a historic Cameroonian city renowned as the cultural and political center of the Bamoun people, noted for its traditional arts, crafts, and royal palace.
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D.
Guéckédou
Guéckédou is a town in southern Guinea known as a regional trading center near the borders with Sierra Leone and Liberia.
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E.
Koulikoro
Koulikoro is a town and region in southwestern Mali, situated along the Niger River and serving as an important administrative and transport hub.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Xala Target entity description: Xala is a 1974 satirical film (and earlier novel) by Ousmane Sembène that critiques post-independence African elites through the story of a corrupt businessman afflicted with impotence.
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A.
Sikasso
Sikasso is a major city in southern Mali known as an important agricultural and commercial center near the borders with Burkina Faso and Côte d'Ivoire.
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B.
Mopti
Mopti is a major city in central Mali known as a bustling river port and commercial hub situated at the confluence of the Niger and Bani rivers.
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C.
Foumban
Foumban is a historic Cameroonian city renowned as the cultural and political center of the Bamoun people, noted for its traditional arts, crafts, and royal palace.
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D.
Guéckédou
Guéckédou is a town in southern Guinea known as a regional trading center near the borders with Sierra Leone and Liberia.
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E.
Koulikoro
Koulikoro is a town and region in southwestern Mali, situated along the Niger River and serving as an important administrative and transport hub.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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novel ⓘ |
| adaptationOf | Xala (novel) ⓘ |
| author | Ousmane Sembène ⓘ |
| basedOn | Xala (novel) ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Senegal ⓘ |
| creator | Ousmane Sembène ⓘ |
| criticizes |
corrupt businessmen
ⓘ
post-independence African political class ⓘ |
| depicts | urban Senegalese bourgeoisie ⓘ |
| director | Ousmane Sembène ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
ⓘ
political satire ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
abuse of power
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hypocrisy of the bourgeoisie ⓘ neocolonialism ⓘ social critique ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
corruption
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impotence ⓘ post-independence African elites ⓘ |
| medium |
feature film
ⓘ
prose fiction ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation | Senegal ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Ousmane Sembène ⓘ |
| originalLanguage |
French
ⓘ
Wolof ⓘ |
| partOf |
African cinema
ⓘ
Francophone African literature ⓘ
linked to:
Francophone literature
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| plotSummary | A corrupt businessman is struck by impotence on the night of his third marriage, exposing the moral decay of the new elite. ⓘ |
| protagonist | El Hadji ⓘ |
| publicationDate |
1973
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1974 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Ousmane Sembène ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | post-independence era ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | Wolof ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | temporary impotence curse ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Xala Description of subject: Xala is a 1974 satirical film (and earlier novel) by Ousmane Sembène that critiques post-independence African elites through the story of a corrupt businessman afflicted with impotence.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.