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Dahomey, dir. Mati Diop, France-Senegal-Benin 2024, French, Fon, English with English subtitles, 68 min.
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Preserved for 130 years in the vaults and vitrines of European institutions, Dahomey’s plundered icons dream infinitely. Mati Diop’s follow up to Atlantics, her acclaimed feature debut, blends the metaphysical with documentary to follow 26 of over 7,000 devotional and royal stolen objects as they are repatriated. A cool-headed yet fierce film, Dahomey captures the debate, anger, pride, joy and grief of the reunion.
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09:00 pm
Tue, 15 Oct 2024
Cinema 1
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