Dahomey

Documentary 2024 1 hr 7 min MUBI

Available on MUBI, Prime Video

In 2021, 26 objects from the Kingdom of Dahomey leave Paris and are returned to present-day Benin. How should these art treasures, stolen from ancestors, be received in a country which has reinvented itself in their absence?

Documentary 2024 1 hr 7 min MUBI

Unrated

Starring Lucrece Houegbelo, Parfait Viayinon, Didier Sedoha Nassegande

Director Mati Diop

Dahomey

Lucrece Houegbelo

Voice
Parfait Viayinon

Voice
Didier Sedoha Nassegande

Voice
Sabine Badjogoumin

Voice
Dòwòti Désir

Self

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Dahomey

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In 2021, 26 objects from the Kingdom of Dahomey leave Paris and are returned to present-day Benin. How should these art treasures, stolen from ancestors, be received in a country which has reinvented itself in their absence?

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Information

Studio: MUBI
Released: 2024
Run Time: 1 hr 7 min
Rated: Unrated
Regions of Origin: France, Benin, Senegal, Singapore

Languages

Original Audio: French (France), French
Audio: French (France) (AAC)
Subtitles: English (CC), and 5 more...

Accessibility

: Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.