
Dahomey
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1hr
8mins
Directed by
Christiane Chabi Kao,
Mati Diop,
Starring
Lucrèce Hougbelo,
Parfait Vaiayinon,
Didier Sedoha Nassangade,
Sabine Badjogoumin
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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.