Dahomey
Dahomey

Dahomey

2024-09-11 | 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.

Genres

Documentary

Cast

Lucrèce Hougbelo

Lucrèce Hougbelo

Parfait Vaiayinon

Parfait Vaiayinon

Didier Sedoha Nassangade

Didier Sedoha Nassangade

Sabine Badjogoumin

Sabine Badjogoumin

Dowoti Desir

Dowoti Desir

Micheline Ayinon

Micheline Ayinon

Bicarel Gnikpo

Bicarel Gnikpo

Nadia Vihoutou Kponadou

Nadia Vihoutou Kponadou

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