72SSIFF - 20/28 September 2024
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Dahomey

Mati Diop
France      68 m.
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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 attitude to adopt to these ancestors’ homecoming in a country that had to forge ahead in their absence? While the soul of the artifacts is freed, the debate rages among students at the University of Abomey-Calavi.

Director
Mati Diop (France)
Screenplay
Mati Diop
Production
Les FIlms du Losange (France)
Eve Robin, Judith Lou Levy, Mati Diop
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Les Films du Losange (France)
Distribution
Filmin (Spain)
Photography
Joséphine Drouin Viallard
Edition
Gabriel Gonzalez
Music
Dean Blunt, Wally Badarou
Sound
Nicolas Becker, Corneille Houssou, Cyril Holtz
Format
DCP FOLLOWING DCI
Running Time
68 m.
Original language of the film
English , French
Country
France
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