简介：Twoyounghighschoolboys,MangaandSory,aregayandinloveinGuinea.Thisistheirstory. Thefirstfeaturefilmonhomosexualityfromsub-SaharanAfrica.While"comingout"mayhavebecomeprimetimefareintheU.S.,thisfilmwasmetwithangryprotestswhenitwasshotinthedirector'snativeGuineaandhasgeneratedheateddebateamongAfricanistshereaswell.Butbeyonditscontroversialtopic,DakanisacontemporaryAfricanreinterpretationoftheage-oldRomeoandJulietconflictbetweenloveandsocialconvention. DAKANisthestoryoftwomenwhoby"comingout"disappear,becomeinvisibletotheirfamiliesandsociety,becausetheirsocietyhasnolanguagewhichrecognizestheirlove.…