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    DAHOMEY

    DAHOMEY
    France, Senegal

    SYNOPSIS

    November 2021. 26 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 artefacts were plundered by French colonial troops in 1892. But what’s the attitude to adopt to these ancestors’ homecoming in a country that had to forge ahead in their absence? The debate rages among students at the University of Abomey-Calavi.

    CREDITS

    Written & directed by: Mati Diop
    Produced by: Eve Robin, Judith Lou-Lévy, Mati Diop
    Cinematography: Joséphine Drouin Viallard
    Editing: Gabriel Gonzalez
    Original Score: Dean Blunt, Wally Badarou
    Sound: Corneille Houssou, Nicolas Becker, Cyril Holtz, Mati Diop

    • Documentary Film Selection 2024
      Nomination European Documentary 2024
      Nomination European Film 2024