Dahomey (2024)

Name: Dahomey
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2024
Duration: 68 min
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Lucrèce Hougbelo, Parfait Vaiayinon, Didier Sedoha Nassangade, Sabine Badjogoumin, Dowoti Desir

1h 8m France, Senegal

Documentary

Plot

Royal artifacts from the West African kingdom of Dahomey were seized by French colonists in the 19th century, ending up in Parisian collections. In contemporary Benin, a small fraction of these treasures has finally returned home. This dramatized documentary explores the poignant journey of 26 of these artifacts, narrated by cultural art historians, passionate university students, and even one of the repatriated statues. Their stories reveal the deep significance of these treasures and the ongoing struggle for cultural restitution.

Cast

Lucrèce Hougbelo Parfait Vaiayinon Didier Sedoha Nassangade Sabine Badjogoumin Dowoti Desir Micheline Ayinon Bicarel Gnikpo Nadia Vihoutou Kponadou Carlos Ounsougan Saturnin Olou Michael Vogbe Pricette Zannou Armel Anagonou Amour Amoussouvikpo Alexandre Viakinnou