The film by the French-Senegalese director Mati Diop, tells the story of artifacts brought to France in 1982 from the pre-1900 state of Dahomey.
Accepting the "Golden Bear" award, she expressed hope that objects of trophy art looted from Africa will be returned to the continent.
The director is known, among other things, for receiving the Grand Prix of the 2019 Cannes Film Festival for the film "Atlantic" (Atlantique, 2019).
The Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize of the festival was awarded to South Korean director Hong Sangsoo for the film "A Traveler's Needs." Dominican Nelson Carlos De Los Santos Arias was awarded the Silver Bear for Best Director for the film "Pepe". American Sebastian Stan was recognized as the winner in the nomination "Best Acting" for his work in the film "A Different Man."