Where to watch Madame Desbassayns: Myth and Reality of an Icon of Slavery (2015) in the UK
Madame Desbassayns: Myth and Reality of an Icon of Slavery (2015) is not currently listed on any UK streaming, rental, or purchase service. Last verified on 18 May 2026 by ScreenSearch.
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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Cast & crew
Top-billed cast in Madame Desbassayns: Myth and Reality of an Icon of Slavery.
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Jacques DeshayesNarrator (voice)
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Stéphane ThomasMadame Desbassayns
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David ErudelHenri Paulin Panon Desbassayns
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Ophélie GalantYoung Madame Debassayns
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Kristof LangrommeSlave Neptune
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Eric LauretJulien Gonneau Montbrun (father)
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Muriel BenardMarie-Thérèse L. des Sablons (mother)
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Francis ConvertAbbé Macquet
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