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Dahomey
DAHOMEY, the winner of the Golden Bear 2024 is coming to the cinema!
The award-winning film by acclaimed director Mati Diop sheds light on the complex issues surrounding appropriation, self-determination and restitution and also takes a poetic look at an often neglected past.
In 1892, 26 art treasures from the Kingdom of Dahomey were looted by French colonial troops along with thousands of other artefacts. In November 2021, these artefacts are about to leave Paris and return to their country of origin, today's Benin. How should this looted art be received in a country that has changed dramatically in the meantime? Using voiceovers and film footage of student debates at the University of Abomey-Calavi, Mati Diop sheds light on various perspectives.
Diop's latest film is thought-provoking. He uses compelling, non-traditional narrative forms to emphatically anchor the past in the present. DAHOMEY offers touching and unique material for discussion that is both captivating and indispensable.