Dakan 1997 Full Movie

[Giorgio Aguilar]

DakanDestiny) is a 1997 drama film written and directed by Mohamed Camara. It premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. Telling the story of two young men struggling with their love for each other, it has been described as the first West African feature film to deal with homosexuality.

Manga and Sory are two young men in love with each other. Manga tells his widowed mother of the relationship, and Sory tells his father. Both parents forbid their sons to see each other again. Sory marries and has a child. Manga's mother turns to witchcraft to cure her son, and he unsuccessfully undergoes a lengthy form of aversion therapy. He meets and becomes engaged to a white woman called Oumou. Both men try to make their heterosexual relationships work but are ultimately drawn back to each other. Manga's mother eventually gives her blessing to the pair and the end of the film sees Sory and Manga driving off together towards an uncertain future.[1][2][3][4][5]

Dakan has been variously described as the first West African film, the first Sub-Saharan film and the first film by a Black African to deal with homosexuality.[2][6][7][8] It depicts the conflict between homosexual characters and their families in a society where homosexuality is taboo.[8] According to Monica Bungaro in "Male Feminist Fiction", the film suggests that homosexuality is in fact natural and widespread.[3] Sory appears to be attractive to several other young men, and the relationship between Sory and Manga is accepted by their classmates.[3][9]

Camara started making Dakan with funding from the governments of France and Guinea. When the Guinean government discovered that the subject-matter was homosexuality, it withdrew funding.[1] Camara used his own money to fund the project and received some financial support from French television network La Sept.[1] Filming faced disruption from angry protesters.[1][2] The cast consisted of local Guinean actors, and one French actress.[9] Camara originally planned to play the part of Manga himself, but ended up playing Sori's father.[5] The soundtrack features the music of Guinean musician Sory Kandia Kouyate.[9]

Dakan premired at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival during Directors' Fortnight.[10] It played at several other film festivals including the 1998 New York Lesbian & Gay Film Festival, the San Francisco International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival and the 1999 Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso.[8][10] It opened in French theatres on July 7, 1999. It was released onto Region 2 DVD by clair on September 22, 2005.[11] In 2006 Dakan was shown at the Museum of Modern Art's "Another Wave: Global Queer Cinema" exhibition in New York City.[12]

In 1998, Dakan won the Grand Jury Award for Outstanding Foreign Narrative Feature at L.A. Outfest.[13] Writing for Variety, David Stratton called it "a trailblazer in the African context" and praised the use of traditional music.[10] He said that Western audiences might find the story "slight".[10] In The New York Times, Anita Gates said that the film lacks subtlety but that within its context, it is significant.[14]

Though gay-themed stories about "coming out" and accepting one's sexuality are not uncommon in Western countries, such tales are still rare in many conservative African nations. Considered a ground-breaking film in its native Guinea, and filmed amidst a storm of controversy, Mohamed Camara's Dakan is the first of its nations films to directly address issues surrounding homosexuality. The story centers on the romance between two 20-year-old men, Manga and Sory who are first seen making out in a car. The trouble begins when Manga tells his widowed mother about his love for Sory, who is busy contending with his outraged father. The parents insist that the two never see each other again. Manga's mother then uses witchcraft to cleanse her son and change him into a heterosexual. Time passes and eventually Manga begins to date a girl. But it soon becomes apparent that try as he might, Manga's heart belongs to Sory.

Possibly the greatest film about repressed sexuality I've yet seen. Like both Far From Heaven and Brokeback Mountain, it delves into the painful phenomenon of gay men hiding their sexuality from themselves by attaching themselves to "beards". But even though it predates both Hayne's film and Lee's film by several years, Destiny feels more grounded in true feeling than the former in its exploration of the main players and more soulful than the latter in its cinematic expressions.

True to form, it is the interference by each of the boys families that leads them down their less-accepting pathways and considerable drama. It's an intolerance that infects them and affects many more people than needed to be involved. It also leaves the film's middle section feeling slightly less motivated.

A film about two boys and love, and the society desperate to tear them apart. The film has garnered a reputation due to it being one of (if not the) first films to portray homosexuality in Africa. So, when I was looking for films to watch as part of my journey to watch a film from as many different countries as I can this year, stumbling upon this in the Guinea section piqued my interest.

as soon as i read "first (west african) film to deal with homosexuality" i was expecting very little pda and a lot of homophobic tropes, as one usually does with films set during times where gay representation has been almost non-existant, but i was so pleasantly surprised by the exact opposite.

dakan is tender and sweet and depicts manga and sory's relationship with passionate kissing and desperate longing, and crushes prejudices at the same time. for a "first film to deal with homosexuality", it sure does a very good job, and i'm incredibly impressed.

From a representation standpoint, this film was groundbreaking. Homosexuality was and still is a taboo subject in many African countries so it cannot be understated the importance of an African film portraying gay characters in such a sympathetic light.

DAKAN, the first west African film to deal with homosexuality, surprisingly (or is it?) deals with it a lot better than I've seen most modern western queer films do. Beautifully tender and very realistic. Great directing. Love the colors too!

Dakan holds particular significance as the first Black African film to explore homosexuality. I found the movie deeply touching and engaging, not only due to its subject but also because of the quality of the acting and direction. It's a courageous and sincere work of cinema.

Additionally, the film delves very well into the complex dynamics between parents and children, highlighting the immense pressure parents can impose on their offspring. The weight of expectations and the fear of disappointment can lead children to deviate from their true selves and conform to societal expectations.

Dakan um filme dramtico francs/guineense de 1997 escrito e dirigido por Mohamed Camara. Estreou no Festival de Cinema de Cannes. Contando a histria de dois jovens que lutam contra o amor um pelo outro, foi descrito como o primeiro longa-metragem da frica Ocidental a lidar com a homossexualidade.

Manga e Sory so dois jovens apaixonados. Manga conta para sua me viva sobre o relacionamento, e Sory conta para seu pai. Ambos os pais probem seus filhos de se verem novamente. Sory se casa e tem um filho. A me de Manga recorre bruxaria para curar seu filho, e ele passa, sem sucesso, por uma longa forma de terapia de averso. Ele conhece e fica noivo de uma mulher branca chamada Oumou. Os dois homens tentam fazer com que seus relacionamentos heterossexuais funcionem, mas acabam se voltando um para o outro. A me de Manga finalmente d sua bno ao casal e no final do filme vemos Sory e Manga partindo juntos em direo a um futuro incerto.[1][2]

Dakan foi descrito de vrias maneiras como o primeiro filme da frica Ocidental, o primeiro filme subsaariano e o primeiro filme de um negro africano a lidar com a homossexualidade.[2][3] Retrata o conflito entre personagens homossexuais e suas famlias em uma sociedade onde a homossexualidade um tabu. De acordo com Monica Bungaro em "Male Feminist Fiction", o filme sugere que a homossexualidade de fato natural e generalizada. Sory parece ser atraente para vrios outros jovens, e a relao entre Sory e Manga aceita por seus colegas de classe.[4]

Camara comeou a fazer Dakan com financiamento dos governos da Frana e da Guin. Quando o governo guineense descobriu que o assunto era a homossexualidade, retirou o financiamento.[1] Camara usou seu prprio dinheiro para financiar o projeto e recebeu algum apoio financeiro da rede de televiso francesa La Sept.[1] As filmagens foram interrompidas por manifestantes furiosos.[1][2] O elenco consistia em atores guineenses locais e uma atriz francesa.[4] Camara originalmente planejou fazer o papel de Manga, mas acabou interpretando o pai de Sori. A trilha sonora traz a msica do msico guineense Sory Kandia Kouyate.[4]

Dakan estreou no Festival de Cinema de Cannes de 1997 durante a Quinzena dos Realizadores.[5] Foi exibido em vrios outros festivais de cinema, incluindo o Festival de Cinema Lsbico e Gay de Nova Iorque de 1998, o Festival Internacional de Cinema Lsbico e Gay de So Francisco e o Festival Pan-Africana de Cinema e Televiso de Uagadugu de 1999 em Burquina Fasso.[5] Estreou nos cinemas franceses em 7 de julho de 1999. Foi lanado no DVD da Regio 2 pela clair em 22 de setembro de 2005.[6] Em 2006, Dakan foi exibido no Museu de Arte Moderna na exibio "Another Wave: Global Queer Cinema" na Cidade de Nova Iorque".[7]

Em 1998, Dakan ganhou o Grande Prmio do Jri de Melhor Filme Narrativo Estrangeiro no L.A. Outfest.[8] Escrevendo para a Variety, David Stratton chamou-o de "um pioneiro no contexto africano" e elogiou o uso da msica tradicional.[5] Ele disse que o pblico ocidental pode achar a histria "leve".[5] No The New York Times, Anita Gates disse que o filme carece de sutileza mas que dentro de seu contexto, significativo.[9]

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