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The Curse = Xala

Senegal, 1974
film

Things are not looking good for rich self-made businessman El Hadj Abdoukader Beye in his third marriage. For starters, there is a huge age difference between..

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Algorithmically related works from our collection by description:

The Curse

United Kingdom, Unknown
Similarity: 73%

Yaaba

Unknown, 1989
Similarity: 71%

Loulou [DVD]

France, 1980
Similarity: 70%

Three African shorts

Senegal, 1995
Similarity: 69%

The Rooftop hopper = Halfaouine

Tunisia, 1990
Similarity: 69%

Liberte 1 = Liberty 1 (Cinemascope Print)

France, 1962
Similarity: 68%

La Vie de Famille

France, 1984
Similarity: 68%

Djeli: Conte D'aujourd'hui = Bloodline: A Modern Tale

Cote D'ivoire, 1981
Similarity: 67%

20 years of African cinema = Camera d'Afrique: the young Arab cinema = Camera Arabe

Tunisia
Similarity: 67%

Le Grand chemin

France, 1987
Similarity: 67%

Silences of the palace = Les Silences du palais

Tunisia, 1996
Similarity: 67%

The Crisis = La Crise

France, 1992
Similarity: 67%

Medecin Malgre Lui

France, 1964
Similarity: 67%

Interdit Aux Moins de 13 Ans = Forbidden to Those Under 13

France, 1982
Similarity: 66%

Petit a Petit

France, 1969
Similarity: 66%

Rue Cases-Negres = Black Shack Alley = Sugar Cane Alley

France, 1983
Similarity: 66%

Women of the Toubou

United States, 1974
Similarity: 66%

La Drolesse = the Hussy

France, 1978
Similarity: 66%
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