DAHOMEY
European Documentary 2024 – Nominations (5 films)
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1h 8m
France, Senegal
Nominated for European Documentary 2024, European Film 2024
November 2021. 26 royal treasures of the Kingdom of Dahomey are about to leave Paris to return to their country of origin, the present-day Republic of Benin. Along with thousands of others, these artefacts were plundered by French colonial troops in 1892. But what’s the attitude to adopt to these ancestors’ homecoming in a country that had to forge ahead in their absence? The debate rages among students at the University of Abomey-Calavi.
Written & directed by: Mati Diop
Produced by: Eve Robin, Judith Lou-Lévy, Mati Diop
Cinematography: Joséphine Drouin Viallard
Editing: Gabriel González
Original Score: Dean Blunt, Wally Badarou
Sound: Corneille Houssou, Nicolas Becker, Cyril Holtz, Mati Diop
Production:
Les Films du Bal
https://filmsdulosange.com/en/film/dahomey
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