Dahomey

(2024)

★ 6.5 IMDb · 76 votes

Genres: Documentary

Year: 2024

Runtime: 68 мин

Country: France, Senegal

Director: Mati Diop

Cast: Lucrèce Hougbelo, Parfait Vaiayinon, Didier Sedoha Nassangade, Sabine Badjogoumin, Dowoti Desir, Micheline Ayinon, Bicarel Gnikpo, Nadia Vihoutou Kponadou, Carlos Ounsougan, Saturnin Olou

Plot

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.