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.
"Dahomey" — movie produced in Senegal and France and released in 2024. It has a good rating on IMDb: 6.8 stars out of 10. It is a feature-length film with a runtime of 1h 8min. "Dahomey" is currently available to stream on Mubi and Virgin Media Store and for rent and to buy on Apple TV, Amazon Store, Rakuten TV and Sky Store. Click on a playlink to watch it now!