Film · Benin

Dahomey

Name: Dahomey
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2024-09-11
Duration: 68 min
Cast: Dowoti Desir, Sabine Badjogoumin, Lucrèce Hougbelo, Didier Sedoha Nassangade, Parfait Vaiayinon

Directed by Mati Diop · French · 2024 · 68 min

Thousands of royal artifacts of Dahomey, a West African kingdom, were taken by French colonists in the 19th century for collection and display in Paris. Centuries later, a fraction returned to their home in modern-day Benin. This dramatized documentary follows the journey of 26 of the treasures as told by cultural art historians, embattled university students, and one of the repatriated statues himself.

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Dowoti Desir

Self

Sabine Badjogoumin

(voice)

Lucrèce Hougbelo