Dahomey

Mati Diop
2024-09-11


6.5
68 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Gildas Adannou Self Unowned
Habib Ahandessi Self Unowned
Joséa Guedje Self Unowned
Imelda Batamoussi Self Unowned