Madame Desbassayns: Myth and Reality of an Icon of Slavery
Madame Desbassayns: Mythe et réalité d'une icône de l'esclavage
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Synopsis
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...
Details
- William Cally
- January 1, 2015
- Released
- Reunion, France
- Kapali Studios
- 1h 42m
Where to watch
No known streaming options in United States.
Cast
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Jacques DeshayesNarrator (voice)
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Stéphane ThomasMadame Desbassayns
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David ErudelHenri Paulin Panon Desbassayns
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Ophélie GalantYoung Madame Debassayns
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Kristof LangrommeSlave Neptune
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Eric LauretJulien Gonneau Montbrun (father)
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Muriel BenardMarie-Thérèse L. des Sablons (mother)
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Francis ConvertAbbé Macquet -
Mickaël FontaineCavalier Desbassayns
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Fabrice SaubertHousing Manager
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Teddy LebonCharles Desbassayns
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Fabrice PayetJoseph Desbassayns
