Overview
- Unveiled in competition at the 76th Berlin International Film Festival, Dao centers on a Franco-Bissau-Guinean family across linked ceremonies.
- The narrative intercuts a wedding near Paris with a funeral commemoration in Guinea-Bissau to explore diaspora, memory and generational bonds.
- Katy Correa and D’Johé Kouadio lead as a mother–daughter duo, joined by Samir Guesmi and an ensemble that includes members of the director’s own family.
- Inspired by Gomis’s experience of his father’s funeral, the project was shot in 20 days across France and Guinea-Bissau, generating about 200 hours of footage later shaped into a roughly three-hour film.
- Early festival reviews commend the ambition, authenticity and performances while noting the expansive runtime and episodic, meandering structure.