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Mati Diop’s Berlinale Competition Title ‘Dahomey’ Lands at Les Films du Losange for International Sales, French Distribution (EXCLUSIVE)
Les Films du Losange has acquired international sales to Cannes prizewinner Mati Diop's "Dahomey," which will compete at Berlin.
“Dahomey,” a documentary directed by Cannes prizewinner Mati Diop(“Atlantique”) and slated for the Berlinale competition, will be represented internationally by Paris-based Les Films du Losange. The documentary follows the journey of 26 royal treasures plundered by French colonial troops in the Kingdom of Dahomey, which have been exhibited at the Musée du Quai de Branly in Paris and are being returned to Cotonou in Benin. Diop “bring the artifacts back to life and gives a voice to the demands of a new generation through a stylized and innovative mise-en-scène,” Les Films du Losange said in a statement.
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