"Dahomey," the latest film by French-Senegalese Mati Diop, arrived in theaters on October 26, 2024, buoyed by its critical success in Europe. The film premiered in Benin and Senegal before its ...
These artefacts are "royal treasures", an early title card in Mati Diop's documentary Dahomey informs us, that were pilfered from the kingdom of Dahomey by French colonisers in an 1892 invasion.
Further awards seasons hopefuls also featured in the Lumière prizes, with Mati Diop's Berlinale Golden Bear winner Dahomey – which made it into Best International Feature Film (for Senegal ...