Madame Desbassayns: Myth and Reality of an Icon of Slavery
20151h 42m
Documentary, History, Drama
- Runtime
- 1h 42m
- Genre
- Documentary
- Origin
- Reunion
About
The horrible story of a mythical slave owner!
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...
Where to watch
Not available to stream in United States yet.
Details
- Director
- William Cally
- Writing
- William Cally, Sudel Fuma
- Status
- Released
- Released
- Jan 1, 2015
- Studio
- Kapali Studios, France Télévisions Distribution
Cast
Jacques Deshayes
Narrator (voice)
Stéphane Thomas
Madame Desbassayns
David Erudel
Henri Paulin Panon Desbassayns
Ophélie Galant
Young Madame Debassayns
Kristof Langromme
Slave Neptune
Eric Lauret
Julien Gonneau Montbrun (father)
Muriel Benard
Marie-Thérèse L. des Sablons (mother)
Francis Convert
Abbé Macquet
Mickaël Fontaine
Cavalier Desbassayns
Fabrice Saubert
Housing Manager
Teddy Lebon
Charles Desbassayns
Fabrice Payet
Joseph Desbassayns
Basile Chevalier
"Montbrun" Desbassayns
Marcelino Rivière
Julien Augustin Desbassayns
Benjamin Palomé
Chemist Wetzell
Evelyne Robert
Servant Marie-Barbe
Arielle Belus
Slave Honorine
Marie-Dolaine Guichard
Nénène Madeline
Dina Dianore
Young Nénène Madeline
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