---
title: 'Dahomey (2024)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Mati Diop'
released: '2024-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 67
genres:
  - 'Documentary'
countries:
  - 'Senegal'
  - 'Benin'
  - 'France'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/dahomey-2024'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31015216/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Dahomey (2024)

2024 · 67 min · Documentary · Senegal, Benin, France


## Synopsis

Dahomey is a 2024 documentary film directed by Mati Diop. It is a dramatised account of 26 royal treasures from the Kingdom of Dahomey, which were held in a museum in France. The film explores how the artifacts were returned from France to Benin, and the reactions of Beninese people. The film was an international co-production between companies in France, Senegal, and Benin.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Mati Diop](https://cinepixo.com/people/mati-diop)
- **Screenplay:** [Mati Diop](https://cinepixo.com/people/mati-diop)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Wally Badarou](https://cinepixo.com/people/wally-badarou), [Dean Blunt](https://cinepixo.com/people/dean-blunt)
- **Director of Photography:** [Josephine Drouin Viallard](https://cinepixo.com/people/josephine-drouin-viallard)
- **Editor:** [Gabriel Gonzalez](https://cinepixo.com/people/gabriel-gonzalez-2)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/dahomey-2024
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