Dakan

Dakan
Movie poster
Directed byMohamed Camara
Written byMohamed Camara
Produced byRené Féret
Starring
CinematographyGilberto Azevedo
Edited byDos Santos
Music byKouyate Sory 'Douga' Kandia
Release date
  • May 1997 (1997-05) (Cannes)
Running time
87 minutes
CountriesGuinea
France
LanguagesFrench
Mandinka

Dakan (Destiny) 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.