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Savages: The Story of Human Zoos(2018)

Sauvages, au cœur des zoos humains

The barbarian is, first and foremost, the man who believes in barbarism

7.8(6)1h 32m2018-09-05

DocumentaryHistory

Overview

For more than a century the great colonial powers put human beings, taken by force from their native lands, on show as entertainment, just like animals in zoos; a shameful, outrageous and savage treatment of people who were considered subhuman.

Director:: Pascal Blanchard
Writers:: Pascal Blanchard, Coralie Miller, Bruno Victor-Pujebet
Producers:: Sophie Parrault, Catherine Marconnet, Yves Darondeau
Composer:: David Reyes
Production:: ARTE, Bonne Pioche Productions, Archipel Production, France Télévisions
Status:: Released

Cast

Abd Al Malik

Abd Al Malik

Self - Narrator (voice)

Lilian Thuram

Lilian Thuram

Self - Anti-racism Activist

Pascal Blanchard

Pascal Blanchard

Self - Historian

Sandrine Lemaire

Sandrine Lemaire

Self - Historian

John M. MacKenzie

John M. MacKenzie

Self - Historian

Nicolas Bancel

Nicolas Bancel

Self - Historian

Jacob Cassady

Jacob Cassady

Self - Museum Director

Fanny Robles

Fanny Robles

Self - Historian

Walter Palm Island

Walter Palm Island

Self - Aboriginal Activist

Achille Mbembe

Achille Mbembe

Self - Historian

Félix Tiouka

Félix Tiouka

Self - Amerindian Activist

Gilles Boëtsch

Gilles Boëtsch

Self - Anthropobiologist