Dahomey vs Secrets of the Bayeux Tapestry: Inside the Museum
Secrets of the Bayeux Tapestry: Inside the Museum has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.6/10 for Dahomey). Secrets of the Bayeux Tapestry: Inside the Museum is the shorter watch at 59m compared with 1h 8m. Dahomey is the older of the two (2024 against 2026). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Dahomey
Secrets of the Bayeux Tapestry: Inside the Museum| Dahomey | Secrets of the Bayeux Tapestry: Inside the Museum | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.6/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2024 | 2026 |
| Length | 1h 8m | 59m |
| Genres | Documentary | Documentary, History, TV Movie |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Mati Diop | Joe Myerscough |
| Main cast | Lucrèce Hougbelo, Parfait Vaiayinon, Didier Sedoha Nassangade, Sabine Badjogoumin, Dowoti Desir | Michael Palin, Dan Snow, David Olusoga, Janina Ramirez |
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.
Secrets of the Bayeux Tapestry: Inside the Museum
The Bayeux Tapestry is one of the treasures of the medieval world. Across 70 metres of exquisitely embroidered scenes, it tells the story of one of the most seismic events in British history – the Norman Invasion of 1066. For the last 950 years, this crucial part of Britain's national story has remained on the other side of the English Channel, in Bayeux, Normandy, but now it’s coming back to the UK. A stellar cast of historians and experts…
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