DAHOMEY

By Mati DIOP

RIALTO DISTRIBUTION (AUSTRALIA) - as DISTR Theatrical, TV, DVD-video, VOD, AUSTRALIA

Documentary - Completed 2024

November, 2021. Twenty-six royal treasures of the Kingdom of Dahomey are about to leave Paris to return to their home country, the present-day Republic of Benin.

Festivals
& Awards

Berlinale - Berlin IFF 2024
Competition Golden Bear for Best Film
San Sebastian FF 2024
Zabaltegi - Tabakalera
    • Year of production
    • 2024
    • Genres
    • Documentary
    • Countries
    • SENEGAL, FRANCE, BENIN
    • Languages
    • FRENCH, ENGLISH
    • Duration
    • 68 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Mati DIOP
    • Synopsis
    • November, 2021. Twenty-six royal treasures of the Kingdom of Dahomey are about to leave Paris to return to their country of origin, the present-day Republic of Benin. Along with thousands of others, these artifacts were plundered by French colonial troops in 1892. But what attitude to adopt to these ancestors’ homecoming in a country that had to forge ahead in their absence? While the soul of the artifacts is freed, debate rages among students of the University of Abomey-Calavi.