Xalé
The Childhood Wounds
102 mins
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.
Ben Diogaye Beye
Writer
Pierre Magny
Writer
Henri Guillabert
Original Music Composer
Pape Mbengue
Editor
Laurent Bitty
Producer
Daara J Family
Additional Music
Les Frères Guissé
Original Music Composer
Sokhna Sène
Producer
Mandir Ndoye Thiaw
Novel
Amath Niane
Director of Photography
Michel Tsagli
Sound
Zulu Mbaye
Art Direction