Dahomey
2024 · Documentary · 67 min. · France
November 2021. 26 royal treasures of the Kingdom of Dahomey are about to leave Paris to return to their country of origin, the present-day Republic of Benin. Along with thousands of others, these artefacts were plundered by French colonial troops in 1892. But what attitude to adopt to these ancestors’ homecoming in a country that had to forge ahead in their absence? The debate rages among students at the University of Abomey-Calavi.
Direction Mati Diop
Soundtrack Wally Badarou · Dean Blunt
Screenplay Mati Diop
Cinematography Josephine Drouin Viallard
Original title Dahomey
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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