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

The horrible story of a mythical slave owner!

Directed by William Cally1h 42mDocumentary,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...

Year
2015
Country
RE
Language
French
Release date
1 January 2015
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J
Jacques Deshayes
Narrator (voice)
S
Stéphane Thomas
Madame Desbassayns
D
David Erudel
Henri Paulin Panon Desbassayns
O
Ophélie Galant
Young Madame Debassayns
K
Kristof Langromme
Slave Neptune
E
Eric Lauret
Julien Gonneau Montbrun (father)
M
Muriel Benard
Marie-Thérèse L. des Sablons (mother)
Francis Convert
Francis Convert
Abbé Macquet
M
Mickaël Fontaine
Cavalier Desbassayns
F
Fabrice Saubert
Housing Manager
T
Teddy Lebon
Charles Desbassayns
F
Fabrice Payet
Joseph Desbassayns
B
Basile Chevalier
"Montbrun" Desbassayns
M
Marcelino Rivière
Julien Augustin Desbassayns
B
Benjamin Palomé
Chemist Wetzell
E
Evelyne Robert
Servant Marie-Barbe
A
Arielle Belus
Slave Honorine
M
Marie-Dolaine Guichard
Nénène Madeline
D
Dina Dianore
Young Nénène Madeline

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