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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%

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%

Women of the Toubou

United States, 1974
Similarity: 66%

That Obscure object of desire = Cet obscur objet du desir

France, 1977
Similarity: 66%

In the shadows of the city [Widescreen] = Taif al madina = L'Ombre de la ville

Lebanon, 2002
Similarity: 66%

Getting it up = Les Valseuses [Widescreen]

France, 1974
Similarity: 66%

The Boy Kumasenu

Unknown, 1952
Similarity: 66%

Chocolat [DVD]

France, 1988
Similarity: 65%

Le Revelateur

France, 1968
Similarity: 65%

Get out your handkerchiefs = Preparez vos mouchoirs

France, 1977
Similarity: 65%

The Beast = La Bete [DVD] (E)

France, 1975
Similarity: 65%
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