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20241h 8mFrench

Dahomey

6.6
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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.

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DirectorMati Diop

Keywords

african historyafrican artbenin
Box Office$506K

Cast

Lucrèce Hougbelo as (voice)

Lucrèce Hougbelo

(voice)

Parfait Vaiayinon as (voice)

Parfait Vaiayinon

(voice)

Didier Sedoha Nassangade as (voice)

Didier Sedoha Nassangade

(voice)

Sabine Badjogoumin as (voice)

Sabine Badjogoumin

(voice)

Dowoti Desir as Self

Dowoti Desir

Self

Micheline Ayinon as Self

Micheline Ayinon

Self

Bicarel Gnikpo as Self

Bicarel Gnikpo

Self

Nadia Vihoutou Kponadou as Self

Nadia Vihoutou Kponadou

Self

Carlos Ounsougan as Radio Univers

Carlos Ounsougan

Radio Univers

Saturnin Olou as Radio Univers

Saturnin Olou

Radio Univers