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.
Directed byMati Diop
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 8m
- Language
- FR
- Released
- September 11, 2024
- Revenue
- $506,090
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Trailers & teasers
![Official Trailer #2 [Subtitled]](https://img.youtube.com/vi/5YNac-cOugg/hqdefault.jpg)
![Official Trailer [Subtitled]](https://img.youtube.com/vi/uUi718ZBH0c/hqdefault.jpg)
Featuring
Cast & crew
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
Carlos Ounsougan
Radio Univers
Saturnin Olou
Radio Univers
- Directed by
- Mati Diop
- Written by
- Mati Diop
- Produced by
- Eve RobinMati Diop
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