Movie
Madame Desbassayns: Myth and Reality of an Icon of Slavery
“The horrible story of a mythical slave owner!”
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2015
1h 42m
fr
Documentary
History
Drama
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
Movie Information
Release Date
January 1, 2015
Runtime
1h 42m
Status
Released
Original Language
fr
Production
Kapali Studios
Région Réunion
Ministère des Outre-Mer
COSIP
