French-Senegalese director Mati Diop's film "Dahomey" won Berlin Film Festival's Golden Bear prize for best film.

French-Senegalese director Mati Diop's film "Dahomey" won the Berlin Film Festival's Golden Bear prize for best film. The documentary explores the legacy of colonialism and the interplay between history and identity in present-day Benin, through the story of 26 looted artworks returned from France. Diop's acceptance speech emphasized the need to restore and restitute justice in addressing the past.