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.
Winner of the Golden Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival.
Título original: Dahomey
Ano: 2024
Classificação: 14
Duração: 70 min.
Gênero: Documentary
País: Senegal, Benin, France
Tags: Senegal, Benin, France, international film festivals, awarded films, documentary, history, female directors
Cor: cor
Direção: Mati Diop
Roteiro: Mati Diop
Fotografia: Josephine Drouin-Viallard
Montagem: Gabriel Gonzalez
Produtor: Eve Robin, Judith Lou Lévy, Mati Diop
Produção: Les Films du Bal, Fanta Sy
Música: Wally Badarou, Dean Blunt
Distribuição: MUBI
Edições: 48