塞内加尔刚刚从法属独立出来,但是当塞内加尔人走商街头庆祝独立过后,我们很快就会发现,所谓的独立,只一种变脸花样而已。西方世界制定的金融政策依然控制着塞内加尔政府。政府里其中一位政要,Aboucader Beye,被人尊称为"El Hadji",从中获利来迎娶他第三位妻子。 此事招致大妻子伤心,二妻子因此也想要从他身上搜刮更多财富,而他民族主义情节浓厚的女儿更是愤恨不满,称其为“dirty dog”。但是最糟糕的是,他发现,在这第三个新婚之夜,他被施予了“xala”这种咒,也就是一种诅咒男人阳痿的巫术。El Hadji四处奔走寻找解药,最后以一种备受嘲讽的方式被治愈了。(译自IMDb简介)It is the dawn of Senegal's independence from France, but as the citizens celebrate in the streets we soon become aware that only the faces have changed. White money still controls the government. One official, Aboucader Beye, known by the title "El Hadji," takes advantage of some of that money to marry his third wife, to the sorrow and chagrin of his first two wives and the resentment of his nationalist daughter. But he discovers on his wedding night that he has been struck with a "xala," a curse of impotence. El Hadji goes to comic lengths to find the cause and remove the xala, resulting in a scathing satirical ending.