Dao

Senegal, France, Guinea-Bissau | 2026 | 185 min

Language: French, Wolof, Manjak, Guinea-Bissau Creole

Subtitles: Finnish, English

Not for persons under 7

Director(s): Alain Gomis

Script: Alain Gomis

Cast: Katy Correa, D’Johé Kouadio, Samir Guesmi, Mike Etienne, Nicolas Gomis

Production: Les Films du Worso, SRAB Films

Distribution: BKS Cinema

Drama

Family Afro-European Identity Home On the Road Critics Choice Première In Finnish

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Dao is a perpetual and circular movement which flows in everything and unites the world. These are the opening words to the latest film by French-Senegalese director Alain Gomis. Dao is a monumental piece which ponders the meaning of culture, tradition, family and lineage in the age of ever changing global world we live in today.

The events take place in two different continents in two different times. The film follows Gloria, a middle aged woman, who takes part in family gatherings celebrating rites of passage. Half of the events take place in Paris during the wedding of Gloria’s daughter Nour. Other scenes are based in Guinea-Bissau not so long ago where a ceremony is being held in order to consecrate Gloria’s father as an ancestor.

Verneri Jauhiainen

Updated 2026-07-30 17:30:09 UTC