The Man from Niger or Forbidden Love (French: L'homme du Niger) is a 1940 French drama film, directed by Jacques de Baroncelli and starring Victor Francen, Jacques Dumesnil and Annie Ducaux.

[1][2] It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris and on location in Mali, then known as French Sudan.

[3] The film's sets were designed by the art director Guy de Gastyne and Robert Gys.

the story was adapted from work by Jean Paillard.

[4] The plot is centered around a colonial officer (Victor Francen), who is stationed in French West Africa and needs to build a dam in order to enrich the local soil.