A Black man in a white coat and white hat stands in front of an African statue with its right arm raised up.

Dahomey

Event

About Dahomey

Preserved for 130 years in the vaults and vitrines of European institutions, Dahomey’s plundered icons dream infinitely. Mati Diop’s follow up to Atlantics, her acclaimed feature debut, blends the metaphysical with documentary to follow 26 of over 7,000 devotional and royal stolen objects as they are repatriated.

A cool-headed yet fierce film, Dahomey captures the debate, anger, pride, joy and grief of the reunion.

Booking info

To book Accessible tickets and free Companion tickets, please visit our Accessible Bookings page. Companion tickets will initially show a standard ticket price, but once your account is set-up and you are logged in, this will be reduced to £0 at checkout.

Duration includes trailers, adverts and any Q&A/panel. For events such as NT Live, Colour Box and Reel & Meal there will be minimal advertising. We do not admit latecomers after the main feature has started and we have a limited food & drink policy.

MAC’s cinema programme has been generously supported by BFI Film Audience Network and Film Hub Midlands.

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