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***Part of our Mid Week Wonders***
Using factual and dramatised accounts, this documentary follows the return of stolen African artworks to their country of origin and explores issues such as colonialism and racism in a sensitive and informative manner. 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.
Cast Gildas Adannou, Habib Ahandessi, Joséa Guedje
Director(s) Mati Diop
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