Xala (1975)
Seune Samb: Adja Assatu, El Hadji's first wife
Quotes
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Adja Assatu, El Hadji's first wife : Now that we're being tested, the honorable thing is to show some resilience.
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Rama, El Hadji's daughter : A man with two wives is a liar and a hypocrite. With three, he's even worse.
[El Hadj slaps Rama]
Adja Assatu, El Hadji's first wife : El Hadji, let's go.
El Hadji Aboucader Beye : Never forget I'm still in charge of this house! If you don't like it, take your revolution elsewhere! You hear me?
Adja Assatu, El Hadji's first wife : Let's go.
El Hadji Aboucader Beye : For people like your father, who kicked out the colonizers and liberated this country, polygamy is part of our religious heritage.
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Rama, El Hadji's daughter : Mother, I don't approve of Papa taking a third wife. Did you really say you approve?
Adja Assatu, El Hadji's first wife : Rama, I don't approve either if you really want my opinion.
Rama, El Hadji's daughter : Then get a divorce.
Adja Assatu, El Hadji's first wife : A divorce? God forbid! Who would marry me then? I'd be lucky to be some man's third or fourth wife.
