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.
Dahomey
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World excluding France, (+ Andorra, Monaco)
Release date:
January 2025
Running time:
1 hours 8 minutes
Writers:
Mati Diop
Director:
Mati Diop
Actors:
Gildas Adannou, Habib Ahandessi, Joséa Guedje
Language:
French