
Dahomey (2024)
Rating: 6.6/10
Duration: 68 min
Year: 2024
Genres: Documentary
Director(s): Mati Diop
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.
Cast
- Lucrèce Hougbelo as (voice)
- Parfait Vaiayinon as (voice)
- Didier Sedoha Nassangade as (voice)
- Sabine Badjogoumin as (voice)
- Dowoti Desir as Self
- Micheline Ayinon as Self
- Bicarel Gnikpo as Self
- Nadia Vihoutou Kponadou as Self
- Carlos Ounsougan as Radio Univers
- Saturnin Olou as Radio Univers
- Michael Vogbe as Radio Univers
- Pricette Zannou as Radio Univers
- Armel Anagonou as Radio Univers
- Amour Amoussouvikpo as Radio Univers
- Alexandre Viakinnou as Radio Univers