Film · 2024 · Documentary
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.
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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.
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Dahomey (2024) is available to stream on Flicksy via 6 verified sources, aggregated from publicly available embed providers. The 1h 8m documentary directed by Mati Diop is rated 6.5/10 by 77 viewers.
Dahomey was released on September 11, 2024.
Dahomey was directed by Mati Diop.
Dahomey has a runtime of 68 minutes (1h 8m).
Dahomey is categorized as Documentary.
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