Dahomey vs Desert Warriors: Lions of the Namib
Desert Warriors: Lions of the Namib has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.6/10 for Dahomey). Desert Warriors: Lions of the Namib is the shorter watch at 46m compared with 1h 8m. Desert Warriors: Lions of the Namib is the older of the two (2016 against 2024). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Dahomey
Desert Warriors: Lions of the Namib| Dahomey | Desert Warriors: Lions of the Namib | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.6/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2024 | 2016 |
| Length | 1h 8m | 46m |
| Genres | Documentary | Documentary, TV Movie |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Mati Diop | Lianne Steenkamp, Will Steenkamp |
| Main cast | Lucrèce Hougbelo, Parfait Vaiayinon, Didier Sedoha Nassangade, Sabine Badjogoumin, Dowoti Desir | – |
Synopsis
Dahomey
Thousands of royal artifacts of Dahomey, a West African kingdom, were taken by French colonists in the 19th century for collection and display in Paris. Centuries later, a fraction returned to their home in modern-day Benin. This dramatized documentary follows the journey of 26 of the treasures as told by cultural art historians, embattled university students, and one of the repatriated statues himself.
Desert Warriors: Lions of the Namib
Desert Warriors: Lions of the Namib follows a lioness and her daughters as the travel through Namibia's desert with their five male cubs. The cubs are raised without a pride male and are instructed by their mothers in hunting both large prey and small. When the elderly matriarch dies, her daughters must finish the job.
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