Festival selection / Film
Dahomey
- Year
- 2024
- Director
- Mati Diop
- Runtime
- 68 min
- Genre
- Documentary
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.
Festival record
- BER 23 · Golden Bear
- LFF 24
Berlinale 2023: Golden Bear.
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Cast
- Lucrèce Hougbelo(voice)
- Parfait Vaiayinon(voice)
- Didier Sedoha Nassangade(voice)
- Sabine Badjogoumin(voice)
- Dowoti DesirSelf
- Micheline AyinonSelf
- Bicarel GnikpoSelf
- Nadia Vihoutou KponadouSelf
- Carlos OunsouganRadio Univers
- Saturnin OlouRadio Univers
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