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Dahomey(2024)
Status: Released
Date: 2024-09-11
66%
53 Votes
Time: 1h 8m
Overview:
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.
Languages: Ewe, English, French.
Countries:
France,
Senegal
Revenue: $506,090.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Fanta Sy
Movie: Dahomey
Top 10 Billed Cast
Video Trailer Dahomey
Video: Official Trailer [Subtitled]
![Official Trailer [Subtitled]](https://img.youtube.com/vi/uUi718ZBH0c/mqdefault.jpg)
Official Trailer [Subtitled]
![Official Trailer #2 [Subtitled]](https://img.youtube.com/vi/5YNac-cOugg/mqdefault.jpg)
Official Trailer #2 [Subtitled]
‘Dahomey’ Gives Art a Voice
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Clip [Subtitled]
Mati Diop on Dahomey
Mati Diop on Dahomey | NYFF62
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![Official Trailer [Subtitled]](https://img.youtube.com/vi/uUi718ZBH0c/sddefault.jpg)
Official Trailer [Subtitled] - Trailer
![Official Trailer #2 [Subtitled]](https://img.youtube.com/vi/5YNac-cOugg/sddefault.jpg)
Official Trailer #2 [Subtitled] - Trailer
‘Dahomey’ Gives Art a Voice - Featurette
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Clip [Subtitled] - Clip
Mati Diop on Dahomey - Featurette
Mati Diop on Dahomey | NYFF62 - Featurette
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