MOVIE

Madame Desbassayns: Myth and Reality of an Icon of Slavery

Name: Madame Desbassayns: Myth and Reality of an Icon of Slavery
Director: William Cally
Genre: Documentary, History, Drama
Released: 2015-01-01
Cast: Jacques Deshayes, Stéphane Thomas, David Erudel, Ophélie Galant, Kristof Langromme

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...

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 f… + more

Original Title

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

Release Date

2015-01-01

Year

2015

Duration

1h 42m

Status

Released

Score

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Genres

Documentary History Drama

Production

#slavery#colonialism#french-colonialism#french-colony#la-réunion#madame-desbassyns

Cast

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Jacques Deshayes

Narrator (voice)

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Stéphane Thomas

Madame Desbassayns

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David Erudel

Henri Paulin Panon Desbassayns

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Ophélie Galant

Young Madame Debassayns

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Kristof Langromme

Slave Neptune

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Eric Lauret

Julien Gonneau Montbrun (father)

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Muriel Benard

Marie-Thérèse L. des Sablons (mother)

Francis Convert

Abbé Macquet

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Mickaël Fontaine

Cavalier Desbassayns

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Fabrice Saubert

Housing Manager