I felt this film was my duty': director Mati Diop on Dahomey, about the return of looted African treasures
Briefly

"Dahomey is part documentary, part visual and sonic poem, effectively following a consignment of historical artefacts returned from France to their source in Dahomey, now Benin."
"The film's protagonist is a wooden statue representing the consciousness of a king exiled from his country for over a century, narrating his reflections on identity and loss."
"Mati Diop's film triumphs by using an inanimate object as its narrator, exploring profound themes of colonialism, heritage, and the return of looted treasures while capturing the melancholic essence of absence."
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