Completed - FRENCH, ENGLISH - Documentary - 68 minutes
November, 2021. Twenty-six royal treasures of the Kingdom of Dahomey are about to leave Paris to return to their home country, the present-day Republic of Benin.
Year of production : 2024 Director(s) : Mati DIOP
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.
Country(ies) : SENEGAL, FRANCE, BENIN
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