Dahomey
Sep 11 2024
•1h 8m
•Documentary
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.
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Gildas Adannou
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Habib Ahandessi
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Joséa Guedje
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Imelda Batamoussi
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