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Mati Diop accepts the Golden Bear for Best Film for the film "Dahomey" by President of the International Jury 2024 Lupita Nyong'o on stage at the Award Ceremony of the 74th Berlinale International Film Festival Berlin at Berlinale Palast on February 24, 2024 in Berlin, Germany.

Mati Diop accepts the Golden Bear for Best Film for the film "Dahomey" by President of the International Jury 2024 Lupita Nyong'o on stage at the Award Ceremony of the 74th Berlinale International Film Festival Berlin at Berlinale Palast on February 24, 2024 in Berlin, Germany.

Photo by Andreas Rentz/Getty Images.

Mati Diop Makes History With Her Sophomore Film 'Dahomey'

The French Senegalese filmmaker’s second feature, Dahomey, which follows a pack of treasures on their return from Paris to Benin, won the top prize at the Berlin Film Festival.