Madame Desbassayns: Myth and Reality of an Icon of Slavery
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2015-01-01
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...
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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...
Released
2015-01-01
Runtime
102
Director
William Cally
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Genres
Documentary
History
Drama
Language
Français
Production
Kapali Studios
France Télévisions Distribution
Région Réunion
PROCIREP
Ministère des Outre-Mer
Angoa-Agicoa
CNC
COSIP
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Jacques Deshayes
Jacques DeshayesStéphane Thomas
Stéphane ThomasDavid Erudel
David ErudelOphélie Galant
Ophélie GalantKristof Langromme
Kristof LangrommeEric Lauret
Eric LauretMuriel Benard
Muriel BenardFrancis Convert
Francis ConvertMickaël Fontaine
Mickaël FontaineFabrice Saubert
Fabrice SaubertTeddy Lebon
Teddy LebonFabrice Payet
Fabrice PayetBasile Chevalier
Basile ChevalierMarcelino Rivière
Marcelino RivièreBenjamin Palomé
Benjamin PaloméEvelyne Robert
Evelyne RobertArielle Belus
Arielle BelusMarie-Dolaine Guichard
Marie-Dolaine GuichardDina Dianore
Dina Dianore