Madame Desbassayns: Myth and Reality of an Icon of Slavery
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Madame Desbassayns: Myth and Reality of an Icon of Slavery

"The horrible story of a mythical slave owner!"

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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Release Date
Jan 1, 2015
Original Title
Madame Desbassayns: Mythe et réalité d'une icône de l'esclavage
Runtime
102 minutes
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Language
fr
Production Companies
Kapali Studios, France Télévisions Distribution, Région Réunion, PROCIREP, Ministère des Outre-Mer, Angoa-Agicoa, CNC, COSIP
Production Countries
Reunion, France