Dahomey
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.
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Mati Diop Director · Dean Blunt Composer Wally Badarou Composer
Worldwide gross $506K · United States release October 25, 2024 · Produced in France, Senegal, Benin
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Worldwide gross
$506,090
Production
Les Films du Bal
Production
Fanta Sy
Production
ARTE France Cinéma
Production
France · Senegal · Benin
Produced in
Languages
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
English · Ewe · French
Release dates
Germany · February 18, 2024
Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
France · September 11, 2024
Theatrical
United States · October 25, 2024
Limited theatrical
United States · December 13, 2024
Digital · MUBI
United States
September 28, 2024 · Premiere · New York Film Festival
October 11, 2024 · Premiere · Mill Valley Film Festival
October 20, 2024 · Premiere · Philadelphia Film Festival
Argentina
December 13, 2024 · Digital · MUBI
Australia
August 10, 2024 · Premiere · Melbourne International Film Festival
October 26, 2024 · Premiere · Adelaide Film Festival
February 27, 2025 · Theatrical
April 23, 2025 · Digital
Austria
October 29, 2024 · Premiere · Viennale - Vienna International Film Festival
Brazil
December 13, 2024 · Digital · MUBI
Canada
September 5, 2024 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
September 14, 2024 · Premiere · Atlantic International Film Festival
September 29, 2024 · Premiere · Vancouver International Film Festival
December 13, 2024 · Digital · MUBI
China
April 18, 2024 · Premiere · Beijing International Film Festival
June 14, 2024 · Premiere · Shanghai International Film Festival
June 29, 2024 · Premiere · Panorama du cinéma français 2024
Czechia
October 26, 2024 · Premiere · Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival
November 14, 2024 · Theatrical
Finland
December 13, 2024 · Theatrical
France
February 19, 2026 · Digital · Arte•tv
February 19, 2026 · TV · Arte
Georgia
April 13, 2026 · Premiere
Germany
October 24, 2024 · Theatrical
December 13, 2024 · Digital · MUBI
Greece
October 24, 2024 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
March 31, 2024 · Premiere · Hong Kong International Film Festival
India
November 21, 2024 · Premiere · International Film Festival of India
December 13, 2024 · Digital · MUBI
Indonesia
September 21, 2024 · Premiere · Jakarta World Cinema
Ireland
October 25, 2024 · Theatrical
Italy
November 7, 2024 · Theatrical
December 13, 2024 · Digital · MUBI
Japan
October 31, 2024 · Premiere · Tokyo International Film Festival
Latvia
October 19, 2024 · Premiere · Riga International Film Festival
Lithuania
September 19, 2024 · Premiere · Vilnius Documentary Film Festival
November 29, 2024 · Theatrical
Mexico
June 15, 2024 · Premiere · UNAM International Film Festival
October 24, 2024 · Limited theatrical
Netherlands
November 18, 2024 · Premiere · International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
December 5, 2024 · Theatrical
New Zealand
August 3, 2024 · Premiere · New Zealand International Film Festival
Peru
October 14, 2024 · Premiere · Lima Alterna Festival Internacional de Cine
Poland
July 27, 2024 · Premiere · Two Riversides Film and Art Festival
December 27, 2024 · Digital · Nowe Horyzonty VOD
Portugal
November 28, 2024 · Theatrical
South Korea
October 3, 2024 · Premiere · Busan International Film Festival
Spain
September 20, 2024 · Premiere · San Sebastian International Film Festival
December 13, 2024 · Theatrical
Taiwan
September 20, 2024 · Premiere · Taiwan International Human Rights Film Festival
January 17, 2025 · Theatrical
Thailand
November 9, 2024 · Premiere · World Film Festival Bangkok
Türkiye
December 13, 2024 · Digital · MUBI
Ukraine
April 7, 2024 · Premiere · INTRO FILM FESTIVAL
November 7, 2024 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
October 12, 2024 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
October 25, 2024 · Theatrical
December 13, 2024 · Digital · MUBI
March 10, 2025 · Physical · Blu-ray & DVD
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