Benin Movies

  • 2012
    One Day on Earth

    One Day on Earth

    One Day on Earth

    7.12012HD

    Recording a 24-hour period throughout every country in the world, we explore a greater diversity of perspectives than ever seen before on screen. We f...

    One Day on Earth
  • 2007
    Africa Paradise

    Africa Paradise

    Africa Paradise

    4.22007HD

    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 their...

    Africa Paradise
  • 2016
    Pim-Pim Tché – Toast de vie

    Pim-Pim Tché – Toast de vie

    Pim-Pim Tché – Toast de vie

    02016HD

    Pim-Pim Tché – Toast de vie
  • 2023
    The Pantheon of Joy

    The Pantheon of Joy

    The Pantheon of Joy

    02023HD

    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 hav...

    The Pantheon of Joy
  • 2000
    Peugeot Barbecue

    Peugeot Barbecue

    Peugeot Barbecue

    52000HD

    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...

    Peugeot Barbecue
  • 2017
    African Storm: A Continent Under Influence

    African Storm: A Continent Under Influence

    African Storm: A Continent Under Influence

    2.52017HD

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

    African Storm: A Continent Under Influence
  • 2024
    A Golden Life

    A Golden Life

    A Golden Life

    02024HD

    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 teenager any more...

    A Golden Life
  • 2000
    Djib

    Djib

    Djib

    02000HD

    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 philosophy...

    Djib
  • 2014
    Voudoun Gods on the Slave Coast

    Voudoun Gods on the Slave Coast

    Voudoun Gods on the Slave Coast

    02014HD

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

    Voudoun Gods on the Slave Coast
  • 2006
    Abeni

    Abeni

    Abeni

    02006HD

    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 pauper...

    Abeni
  • 2024
    Noces d'eau

    Noces d'eau

    Noces d'eau

    02024HD

    Noces d'eau
  • 1978
    Maria Esther: Danças Na África

    Maria Esther: Danças Na África

    Maria Esther: Danças Na África

    01978HD

    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 looking...

    Maria Esther: Danças Na África
  • 2023
    Injustice

    Injustice

    Injustice

    02023HD

    Injustice
  • 2024
    Campus Monde

    Campus Monde

    Campus Monde

    02024HD

    Documentary about an Ivorian emigration agency.

    Campus Monde
  • 2023
    More Courage than Ever

    More Courage than Ever

    More Courage than Ever

    02023HD

    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 creation...

    More Courage than Ever
  • 2021
    Mort et Cash

    Mort et Cash

    Mort et Cash

    02021HD

    Honoré and Grégoire prepare their mother’s funeral. They are faced with the common and individual expenses inherent to funerals in Porto-Novo (Benin)....

    Mort et Cash
  • 2022
    Boubé of the Fulani

    Boubé of the Fulani

    Boubé of the Fulani

    02022HD

    In the deserts of Benin, shepherds struggle with droughts and a changing environment as they herd animals through ancestral lands.

    Boubé of the Fulani
  • 2022
    Une autre Blanche

    Une autre Blanche

    Une autre Blanche

    02022HD

    Sètchémè (20 years old) is a young albino girl. She is different from her parents and her sisters, who, on the other hand, are “normal”. She does not...

    Une autre Blanche
  • 2022
    The Promises

    The Promises

    The Promises

    02022HD

    Director Hawa Aliou N'Diaye explores Malian tradition, myth, and the ethereal through interviews with women who-like her-claim to be possessed by enig...

    The Promises
  • 2020
    Symphonie

    Symphonie

    Symphonie

    02020HD

    Two men meet on a casting bench installed on the shore of a beach. Suddenly, a love story is born.

    Symphonie