Dakan / Les Films du 20áeme et La Sept Cinâema ; un film âecrit et râealisâe par Mohamed Camara ; produit par Renâe Fâeret.
This first feature film on homosexuality from sub-Saharan Africa is a contemporary African reinterpretation of the age-old Romeo and Juliet conflict between love and social convention. When Sori and Manga tell their parents they are in love, they respond that, "It's impossible; since time...
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | French Mandingo English |
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[San Francisco, Calif.] :
California Newsreel [distributor],
[2007?]
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| Series: | Library of African cinema (Videodisc)
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| Genre/Form: | Feature films. Gay drama. LGBTQ+ drama. Gay films. LGBTQ+ films. |
| Summary: | This first feature film on homosexuality from sub-Saharan Africa is a contemporary African reinterpretation of the age-old Romeo and Juliet conflict between love and social convention. When Sori and Manga tell their parents they are in love, they respond that, "It's impossible; since time began, it's never happened. Boys don't do that." |
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| Item Description: | Originally produced as a motion picture in 1997. This disc is a recorded DVD and may not play on all DVD players or drives. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (87 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | DVD-R. |
| Production Credits: | Cinematographer, Gilberto Azevedo ; editor, Dos Santos ; music, Elhadj Sory Kandia Kouyate. |
| Participant or Performer: | Aboubacar Tourâe, Mamady Mory Camara, Câecile Bois, Koumba Diakitâe, Kadâe Seck. |
| Language: | In French and Malinkâe with English subtitles. |