November 2021. 26 royal treasures of the Kingdom of Dahomey are about to leave Paris to return to their country of origin, the present-day Republic of Benin. Along with thousands of others, these artefacts were plundered by French colonial troops in 1892. But what attitude to adopt to these ancestors’ homecoming in a country that had to forge ahead in their absence? The debate rages among students at the University of Abomey-Calavi.
Awards: Berlin International Film Festival: Golden Bear Award
Franco Zeffirelli’s staging of La Bohème has been a New York favourite since 1981, and this enchantingly lyrical, vibrantly youthful and extremely touching production is now making its fourth appearance on the programme of the MET’s global broadcasts.
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