Adapted from Sembene's own 1973 novel, this satire follows a corrupt Senegalese government official who is struck impotent on the night of his third wedding, using folklore and popular comedy to indict the hubris of the post-independence elite still tied to French interests.
Fun fact: The film's dialogue moves between French and Wolof, a bilingual structure Sembene used to distinguish the francophone elite from ordinary Senegalese characters.