The read
Critics rate it 18 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 8m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes97%
Metacritic85/100
Critics rate it 18 points higher than audiences do.
77 audience votes
Key crew
- Mati DiopWriter
- Mati DiopDirector
- Dean BluntOriginal Music Composer
- Wally BadarouOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Lucrèce Hougbelo(voice)
- Parfait Vaiayinon(voice)
- Didier Sedoha Nassangade(voice)
- Sabine Badjogoumin(voice)
- Dowoti DesirSelf
- Micheline AyinonSelf
- Bicarel GnikpoSelf
- Nadia Vihoutou KponadouSelf
- Carlos OunsouganRadio Univers
- Saturnin OlouRadio Univers
- Michael VogbeRadio Univers
- Pricette ZannouRadio Univers
Stills
Themes
african historyafrican artbenin