Benin Movies

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The president of an African country, suffering from seeing its rich natural resources exploited only by western corporations, decides to nationalize...

Vodoun Gods On The Slave Coast explores the ceremonial splendor of sacred dance and ritual in Benin, the birthplace and cradle of Vodoun. Formerly...

France, 2033. Olivier, an engineer, and Pauline, a teacher, decide to emigrate to the United States of Africa because they can no longer live in...

A young peasant, Boubacar, owner of a corn field, wants to break free of his wretched existence and has an idea for a new job. He sells his field and...

This film follows Maria Esther, Jose Agrippino's partner, as she falls into a trance; the film takes place in the day-to-day setting of a room...

Djibril, nicknamed Djib, is a 13 year old black teenager, a rebel of the 90s, who lives with his grandmother in Asnières. He has a strange...

In Ouidah, Benin, the district "The Pantheon of Joy". At 12 years old, fatherless, one's eyes widen before the villa of a Big Brother who seems to...

In Burkina Faso, young men look under the earth for gold – and a better future. As a result, 16-year-old Rasmané barely seems like a...

Abeni is in love with Akanni, the son of Chief Bello's former gateman. But Chief Bello is not in support of his daughter's intention to marry a...

Documentary about an Ivorian emigration agency.

A 28-year-old African woman dreams of becoming a model. In the meantime, she works as a hairdresser to save money for a modelling course.

Honoré and Grégoire prepare their mother’s funeral. They are faced with the common and individual expenses inherent to funerals...

A sacrifice ritual in Dahomey [Benin].

lsény Camara is physically handicapped and needs to beg for money in order to provide for his family. This changes when he takes part in the...

Feature film that played at FESPACO in 2007.

Oseye, a young American-Beninese girl, moves back to Benin with her mother and discovers her new surroundings.

Sètchémè (20 years old) is a young albino girl. She is different from her parents and her sisters, who, on the other hand, are...