Dahomey

Director	Mati Diop
Year	2024
Country	Benin, France, Senegal
Runtime	1h 7m
Language	French
Format	DCP
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Synopsis

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.

Listed at AFS

Archived on the AFS site on Wed, Oct 23 2024. These dates are inferred from Wayback Machine captures and may not be accurate.