Madame Desbassayns: Myth and Reality of an Icon of Slavery

Madame Desbassayns: Myth and Reality of an Icon of Slavery

"The horrible story of a mythical slave owner!"
  • 2015
  • 1 hr 42 min
  •  0  (0)
  •   Released

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...
  • Release Date
    2015
  • Runtime
    1 hr 42 min
  • Language
    fr
  • Rating
    0  (0)
  • Genres
    DocumentaryHistoryDrama
  • Director
    William Cally
  • Cast
    Jacques Deshayes
    Stéphane Thomas
    David Erudel
    Ophélie Galant
    Kristof Langromme
    Eric Lauret
    Muriel Benard
    Francis Convert
    Mickaël Fontaine
    Fabrice Saubert
    Teddy Lebon
    Fabrice Payet
    Basile Chevalier
    Marcelino Rivière
    Benjamin Palomé
    Evelyne Robert
    Arielle Belus
    Marie-Dolaine Guichard
    Dina Dianore
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