Dahomey (movie)
- User score: 6.7
- Production country: France, Senegal
- Producer: Mati Diop
- Production companies: Les Films du Bal, Fanta Sy, ARTE France Cinéma
- Genre: Documentary
- Revenue: $390,280
- Release date: 9/11/2024
- Run time: 68 min.
Movie description
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.
