Dahomey (2024)
1h 8m
Running Time
September 11, 2024Release Date
Dahomey (2024)
1h 8m
Running Time
September 11, 2024Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
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.
Where to Watch.
Cinema
Currently Dahomey is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Fandango
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Cast & Crew.
Gildas Adannou
Self / Assistant Director
Habib Ahandessi
Self
Joséa Guedje
Self
Imelda Batamoussi
Self
Eve Robin
Producer
Mati Diop
Producer / Writer / Casting / Director
Judith Lou Lévy
Producer
Gabriel Gonzalez
Editor
Joséphine Drouin-Viallard
Director of Photography
Nicolas Becker
Sound Designer
Christiane Chabi Kao
Executive Producer
Ama Ampadu
Associate Producer
Julien Martin
Foley Recordist
Gilles Granier
Colorist
Gilles Marsalet
Foley Artist
Christophe Nanga-Oly
Second Unit Director
Raffet Houessou
Gaffer
Mael Desreumaux
Sound Recordist
Cyril Holtz
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Corneille Houssou
Sound Engineer
Lucas Héberlé
Assistant Dialogue Editor
Inoa Kan
Assistant Sound Editor
Sylvain Malbrant
Sound Editor
Maxime Saleix
Dialogue Editor
Media.
Details.
Release DateSeptember 11, 2024
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 8m
Box Office$506,090
Genres
Last updated:
Wiki.
Dahomey is a 2024 internationally co-produced documentary film directed by Mati Diop. It is a dramatised account of 26 royal treasures from the Kingdom of Dahomey (in modern-day Republic of Benin), which were held in a museum in France. The film explores how the artifacts were returned from France to Benin, and the reactions of Beninese people.
The film had its world premiere at the main competition of the 74th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the festival's top prize, the Golden Bear. Dahomey was selected as the Senegalese entry for Best International Feature Film at the 97th Academy Awards. It was released theatrically in France on 11 September 2024, by Les Films du Losange, to widespread critical acclaim.
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