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Dahomey

Film

Fri 25 - Thu 31 Oct

Director: Mati Diop
Cast: Gildas Adannou, Habib Ahandessi, Joséa Guedje
Details: 68 mins, & Subtitled, 2024, France, Senegal
Primary language: English, French

Book Tickets

From acclaimed filmmaker Mati Diop (Atlantics), Dahomey is a poetic work of art that delves into real perspectives on far-reaching issues surrounding appropriation, self-determination and restitution.

Set in November 2021, the documentary charts 26 royal treasures from the Kingdom of Dahomey that are due to leave Paris and return to their country of origin: the present-day Republic of Benin. Using multiple perspectives Diop questions how these artifacts should be received in a country that has reinvented itself in their absence.

Winner of the coveted Golden Bear prize at the 2024 Berlinale, Dahomey is an affecting conversation piece that is as spellbinding as it is essential.

Presented in partnership with Afrika Eye, who'll be returning here next month on Sat 16 Nov for an all-day lineup celebrating African film and music.

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The Sat 26 Oct 18:00 screening will be introduced by Shawn Sobers, Professor of Cultural Interdisciplinary Practice, UWE. Shawn will then lead a discussion after the screening, with historian Dr Rose Wallis and PhD researcher Stephens Obomese.

Screenings of Dahomey on Tue 29 Oct are part of our Cinébites deal: get 30% off any main dish in the Café & Bar with a valid cinema ticket.

Choose screening date & time for: Dahomey

Fri 25 Oct

(ends 19:33)

Sat 26 Oct

(ends 19:53)

Sun 27 Oct

(ends 18:23)

Mon 28 Oct

(ends 19:33)

Tue 29 Oct

(ends 19:33)

Wed 30 Oct

(ends 16:33)

Thu 31 Oct

(ends 21:53)

Pricing

Unless otherwise stated the cost of cinema tickets is as follows:

Screenings before 16:00 Monday to Friday and before 14:00 at weekends
£8.50 full (plus 12% booking fee*) / £5.00 concessions (plus 12% booking fee*).

Screenings after 16:00 Monday to Friday and after 14:00 at weekends
£11.00 full (plus 12% booking fee*) / £8.50 concessions (plus 12% booking fee*).

Aged 24 or under and refugees and asylum seekers
Any screening, any day any time for £5.00 (plus 12% booking fee*).

*Booking fee applies to online and phone booking only.

Access

Cinema seat widths
Our cinema seats are 46cm wide, with wooden armrests on either side of each seat that can’t be moved.

We can provide seats without armrests or bean bags as alternatives at the front of the cinema if that is more comfortable for you. Please just call our Box Office on (0117) 927 5100 or book in-person to arrange.

Access Register
Join our Access Register to help us deliver the best possible experience for you. You can sign up to our Access Register online, or in person at Box Office or by calling (0117) 927 5100.

Concessions

Concessions apply to Full Time Students, Job Seekers Allowance and Employment Support Allowance, 66+ who have retired, Equity and BECTU members and disabled people.

Where applicable please produce proof of eligibility when collecting a ticket.

Fri 25 Oct

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Tue 29 Oct

Wed 30 Oct

Thu 31 Oct

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