Berlin winner Dahomey, directed by Mati Diop | In Theaters Now

October 25, 2024 Berlin winner Dahomey, directed by Mati Diop | In Theaters Now Film Comment is a nonprofit publication that relies on the support of promotional partners. "An immensely resonant poetic documentary" – Film Comment "Superb . . . cracks open the sealed crate of colonial history" – Variety "Extraordinary . . . a creative and moving guide to discussing anti-colonialist action" – Little White Lies Dahomey is now playing only in theaters From acclaimed filmmaker Mati Diop ( Atlantics ), DAHOMEY is a poetic and immersive work of art that delves into real perspectives on far-reaching issues surrounding appropriation, self-determination and restitution. Set in November 2021, the documentary charts 26 royal treasures from the Kingdom of Dahomey that are due to leave Paris and return to their country of origin: the present-day Republic of Benin. Using multiple perspectives Diop questions how these artifacts should be received in a country that has reinvented itself in read