Madame Desbassayns: Myth and Reality of an Icon of Slavery

Madame Desbassayns: Myth and Reality of an Icon of Slavery

0.0 2015 | 102 min

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. She found herself, in fact, at the head of the most powerful landowning family...

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"The horrible story of a mythical slave owner!"

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January 1, 2015

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PRODUCTION COMPANIES
Kapali Studios
Kapali Studios
France Télévisions Distribution
France Télévisions Distribution
Région Réunion
Région Réunion
PROCIREP
PROCIREP
Ministère des Outre-Mer
Ministère des Outre-Mer
Angoa-Agicoa
Angoa-Agicoa
COUNTRY & LANGUAGE

Production Countries:

Reunion France

Spoken Languages:

French
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