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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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slavery
colonialism
french colonialism
french colony
la réunion
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Questions about Madame Desbassayns: Myth and Reality of an Icon of Slavery
How long is Madame Desbassayns: Myth and Reality of an Icon of Slavery?
Madame Desbassayns: Myth and Reality of an Icon of Slavery has a runtime of 1h 42m (1 hour and 42 minutes).
Who directed Madame Desbassayns: Myth and Reality of an Icon of Slavery?
Madame Desbassayns: Myth and Reality of an Icon of Slavery was directed by William Cally and released in 2015.
What genre is Madame Desbassayns: Myth and Reality of an Icon of Slavery?
Madame Desbassayns: Myth and Reality of an Icon of Slavery is a Documentary, History, Drama film (2015).
Who stars in Madame Desbassayns: Myth and Reality of an Icon of Slavery?
The cast of Madame Desbassayns: Myth and Reality of an Icon of Slavery includes Jacques Deshayes, Stéphane Thomas, David Erudel, Ophélie Galant, Kristof Langromme.
