Dahomey
Director: Mati Diop
Cast: Bicarel Gnikpo, Didier Sedoha Nassangade, Dowoti Desir, Gildas Adannou, Habib Ahandessi, Imelda Batamoussi, Joséa Guedje, Lucrèce Hougbelo, Micheline Ayinon, Nadia Vihoutou Kponadou, Parfait Vaiayinon, Sabine Badjogoumin
Synopsis:
Cast: Bicarel Gnikpo, Didier Sedoha Nassangade, Dowoti Desir, Gildas Adannou, Habib Ahandessi, Imelda Batamoussi, Joséa Guedje, Lucrèce Hougbelo, Micheline Ayinon, Nadia Vihoutou Kponadou, Parfait Vaiayinon, Sabine Badjogoumin
Synopsis:
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.
MRQE Metric: 78
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