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Dahomey (2024)

Dahomey (2024)

Documentary
Release Date: 2024, September 11
Directors: Mati Diop
Countries: France, Senegal
Production: Les Films du Bal, Fanta Sy, ARTE France Cinéma
Cast: Lucrèce Hougbelo, Parfait Vaiayinon, Didier Sedoha Nassangade, Sabine Badjogoumin, Dowoti Desir, Micheline Ayinon, Bicarel Gnikpo, Nadia Vihoutou Kponadou, Carlos Ounsougan, Saturnin Olou, Michael Vogbe, Pricette Zannou

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

african history benin african art