Madame Desbassayns: Myth and Reality of an Icon of Slavery (2015)
The horrible story of a mythical slave owner!
2015 · 1h 42m · Documentary, History, Drama
Genres: Documentary, History, Drama
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.
Director: William Cally
Writers: William Cally, Sudel Fuma
Cinematography: Axel Mainfroi
Cast
Jacques Deshayes as Narrator (voice)Stéphane Thomas as Madame DesbassaynsDavid Erudel as Henri Paulin Panon DesbassaynsOphélie Galant as Young Madame DebassaynsKristof Langromme as Slave NeptuneEric Lauret as Julien Gonneau Montbrun (father)Muriel Benard as Marie-Thérèse L. des Sablons (mother)Francis Convert as Abbé MacquetMickaël Fontaine as Cavalier DesbassaynsFabrice Saubert as Housing ManagerTeddy Lebon as Charles DesbassaynsFabrice Payet as Joseph DesbassaynsMore like this
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