Storyline
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...
Key Information
Cast & Crew
Jacques Deshayes
Narrator (voice)
Stéphane Thomas
Madame Desbassayns
David Erudel
Henri Paulin Panon Desbassayns
Ophélie Galant
Young Madame Debassayns
Kristof Langromme
Slave Neptune
Eric Lauret
Julien Gonneau Montbrun (father)
Muriel Benard
Marie-Thérèse L. des Sablons (mother)
Francis Convert
Abbé Macquet
Mickaël Fontaine
Cavalier Desbassayns
Fabrice Saubert
Housing Manager
Teddy Lebon
Charles Desbassayns
Fabrice Payet
Joseph Desbassayns
Frequently Asked Questions
Madame Desbassayns: Myth and Reality of an Icon of Slavery was released on January 1, 2015.
The runtime of Madame Desbassayns: Myth and Reality of an Icon of Slavery is 1h 42m.
Madame Desbassayns: Myth and Reality of an Icon of Slavery is a Documentary, History, Drama movie.
Madame Desbassayns: Myth and Reality of an Icon of Slavery is available to watch. Check streaming platforms and theaters near you.
Madame Desbassayns: Myth and Reality of an Icon of Slavery was directed by William Cally.
The main cast of Madame Desbassayns: Myth and Reality of an Icon of Slavery includes Jacques Deshayes, Stéphane Thomas, David Erudel.
Madame Desbassayns: Myth and Reality of an Icon of Slavery is originally in French.