Dahomey

Dahomey

68 mins | Documentary | Sept. 11, 2024

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.

Dahomey

68 mins | Documentary | Sept. 11, 2024

Dahomey
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.
IMDb rating 6.8
Producers ARTE France Cinéma, Les Films du Bal, Fanta Sy
Original title Dahomey
Directors Christophe Nanga-Oly, Mati Diop, Gildas Adannou
Writers Mati Diop

Cast

Gildas Adannou

as Self

Habib Ahandessi

as Self

Joséa Guedje

as Self