Dahomey

1h 8m · 2024 · Directed by Mati Diop · 3.7 / 5 on Letterboxd

Dahomey (2024) runs 1h 8m, directed by Mati Diop. It is one of 3,647 films in the 100 Minute Movies catalog — every one rated 3.0 or higher by Letterboxd members and short enough to finish in an evening.

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.

Genres: Documentary

No US streaming listed when we last checked (9 July 2026). Availability changes often.