Documentary ·History ·Drama · Reunion · 2015 · 1h 42m

Madame Desbassayns: Myth and Reality of an Icon of Slavery

Madame Desbassayns: Mythe et réalité d'une icône de l'esclavage

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Director
William Cally
Cast
Jacques Deshayes as Narrator (voice) Stéphane Thomas as Madame Desbassayns David Erudel as Henri Paulin Panon Desbassayns Ophélie Galant as Young Madame Debassayns Kristof Langromme as Slave Neptune Eric Lauret as Julien Gonneau Montbrun (father)
Crew
Axel Mainfroi — Director of Photography William Cally — Writer Sudel Fuma — Writer
Tagline

The horrible story of a mythical slave owner!

Synopsis

The life of Mrs. Desbassayns is exceptional in more than one way in the history of slavery on the island of Réunion. Married at the age of 15 to the forty-year-old Henri-Paulin Panon Desbassayns, this young Creole woman named Hombeline Gonneau immediately embarked on an extraordinary journey. She found herself, in fact, at the head of the most powerful landowning family...

Mood & Themes
slaverycolonialismfrench colonialismfrench colonyla réunionmadame desbassyns
Key Collaborators
William Cally Director Axel Mainfroi Director of Photography William Cally Writer Sudel Fuma Writer
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