Madame Desbassayns: Myth and Reality of an Icon of Slavery (2015)
"The horrible story of a mythical slave owner!"
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...
Director
William Cally
Writers
William Cally, Sudel Fuma
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Original Title
Madame Desbassayns: Mythe et réalité d'une icône de l'esclavage
Status
Released
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Production
Kapali Studios, France Télévisions Distribution, Région Réunion
