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Madame Desbassayns: Myth and Reality of an Icon of Slavery(2015)

Name: Madame Desbassayns: Myth and Reality of an Icon of Slavery
Genre: Documentary, History, Drama
Released: 2015-01-01

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

The horrible story of a mythical slave owner!

1h 42m2015-01-01

DocumentaryHistoryDrama

Overview

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...

Director:: William Cally
Writers:: William Cally, Sudel Fuma
Cinematographer:: Axel Mainfroi
Production:: Kapali Studios, France Télévisions Distribution, Région Réunion, PROCIREP, Ministère des Outre-Mer, Angoa-Agicoa, CNC, COSIP
Status:: Released