Czas trwania: 67 min. Rok produkcji: Kraj pochodzenia: Reżyser: Mati Diop
The director of the film spoke about "reconstruction through restitution", thanking the jury of the Berlin FF for awarding the film the Golden Bear. The return of stolen works of art is a topic that is constantly present in discussions, especially important for post-colonial countries, whose cultural heritage was taken away and is located in museums and private collections. Dahomey is a kingdom that no longer exists, conquered by the French, to which the statue of the ruler and 25 other artifacts considered to be among the greatest achievements of African art are returning. Mati Diop shows how the colonial past, in a complex and multi-layered way, still determines the present.
