# 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.

**Type:** Film  
**Year:** 2015  
**Runtime:** 102 minutes  
**Genres:** Documentary, History, Drama  
**Region:** United Kingdom (GB)  
**Last verified:** 18 May 2026 (2026-05-18T13:03:12.277Z)  

## Synopsis

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...

## Streaming options in the United Kingdom

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