Dahomey

A film by Mati Diop

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Dahomey

A film by Mati Diop

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Les intervenants de l’Université d’Abomey-Calavi : IMELDA BATAMOUSSI, DIANE CAKPO, CHAMELIE DOGNON, MORIAS AGBESSI, GILBERT GODOVO, GILDAS ADANNOU, JOSEA GUEDJE, GAËL DAAVO, ROSE OUEMEHO, HABIB AHANDESSI, MARYLINE AGBOSSI, DIDIER SEDOHA NASSANGADE, RAÏMI BASSITOU NOUATIN, JOËL TCHOGBE, EDAH GONTRAN, DONALD GBOSSA, YVON KOSSOU-YOVO, DONALD GBOSSA, EDAH GONTRAN, MESSI BOCO, ODILON GBENONTIN, KEVIN DA-SILVA, DOWOTI DESIR, MICHELINE AYINON, BICAREL GNIKPO, NADIA VIHOUTOU KPONADOU L’équipe des conservateurs et régisseurs de l’exposition : CALIXTE BIAH, ABDOULAYE IMOROU, PAUL TIMOTHEE DOTO, JULES BOCCO, RICHARD J. V. SOGAN, DIDIER DONATIEN ALIHONOU et le commissaire de l’exposition ALAIN GODONOU et Les étudiants de l’INMAAC (promotions 2019 – 2020)

Releases 25/09/2024 Festival de Berlin 2024 – Compétition French Distribution

Les Films du Losange

International Sales

Les Films du Losange

Synopsis

November, 2021. Twenty-six 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 artifacts 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, debate rages among students of the University of Abomey-Calavi.

Genre

Documentary

Awards & Festivals

Golden Bear – Berlin Film Festival 2024

Files to download

Poster HD

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Press Kit

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Teaser 1 HD

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Producers

Eve Robin, Judith Lou Levy – Les Films du Bal / Mati Diop – Fanta Sy

Coproducers

Arte France Cinéma

Participations

Gouvernement de la République du Bénin, Centre National du Cinéma et de L’image Animée, La Région Île de France, Fopica – Fonds de Promotion de L’industrie Cinématographique et Audiovisuelle du Sénégal

Support

Arte France

Nationalities

Bénin, Sénégal, France

French Distribution

Les Films du Losange

International Sales

Les Films du Losange

Year of production

2024

Screenplay

Mati Diop

Image

Joséphine Drouin Viallard

Sound

Nicolas Becker, Corneille Houssou, Cyril Holtz

Editing

Gabriel Gonzalez

Music

Dean Blunt, Wally Badarou

Duration

1H08

Image Format

1.85

Audio Format

5.1