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In 2021, 26 objects from the Kingdom of Dahomey leave Paris and are returned to present-day Benin. How should these art treasures, stolen from ancestors, be received in a country which has reinvented itself in their absence?
IMDb 6.7/1020241 h 7 min
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Dahomey
DocumentaryHeavyEmpowering
IMDb 6.7/1020241 h 7 min
In 2021, 26 objects from the Kingdom of Dahomey leave Paris and are returned to present-day Benin. How should these art treasures, stolen from ancestors, be received in a country which has reinvented itself in their absence?
Creators and Cast
Directors
Mati Diop
Producers
Mati DiopJudith Lou LévyEve Robin
Cast
Lucrèce Hougbelo (Voice)Parfait Vaiayinon (Voice)Didier Sedoha Nassangade (Voice)Sabine Badjogoumin (Voice)Dowoti Desir (Self)Micheline Ayinon (Self)Bicarel Gnikpo (Self)Nadia Vihoutou Kponadou (Self)
Studio
Les Films du Losange (France)
Content advisory
U/A 13+
alcohol usetobacco depictionsFlashing lights and strobing patterns might affect photosensitive viewers
Audio languages
Français
Subtitles
EnglishDeutschEspañol (Latinoamérica)ItalianoNederlandsPortuguês (Brasil)Türkçe
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