Madame Desbassayns: Myth and Reality of an Icon of Slavery

Madame Desbassayns: Myth and Reality of an Icon of Slavery 2015 Directed by William Cally Madame Desbassayns: Mythe et réalité d'une icône de l'esclavage

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...

Countries France , Reunion

Production Countries France , Reunion

Language French

Spoken Language French

Gneres Documentary , Drama , History

Production Companies CNC , PROCIREP , Angoa-Agicoa , France Télévisions Distribution , Région Réunion , Kapali Studios , Ministère des Outre-Mer , COSIP

Release Date 1 January 2015

102 mins