Dir.: Mohamed Camara; Script: Mohamed Camara; Phot.: Gilberto Azevedo; Ed.: Dos Santos; Mus.: Elhadj Sory, Kandia Kouyate; Cast: Aboubacar Touré, Mamady, Cécile Bois, Koumba Diakite, Kadé Seck, Mohamed Camara; Prod. & Sales: René Féret, Les Films du XXème, 35, rue du Retrait, 75020 Paris (France), tél.: 43 15 97 10, fax: 43 15 97 15.

"Dakan" means destiny. This is a love story set in a big African city today. Manga and Sory are young men of twenty and they love each other. Their respective families are torn between their familial responsibilities and their love for their sons on the one hand and the gossip mongering and social calumny on the other hand. Like many societies around the world, this one is still governed by strong taboos and prohibitions. The choice between filial love and social pressure becomes intense. The families fear a clash with their own community and the young people are alone and confused, their love sorely tried. Faced with a near total lack of comprehension, Manga and Sory desperately try to live by the norms of the society they inhabit. They both attempt heterosexual relationships... "Homosexuality is still such a controversial topic in some African countries... For Western viewers the theme of coming out and seeking parental acceptance is nothing new, but in this small but heartfelt film it is given fresh life." -- David Stratton (Variety)