CinemaOSMovie · 2018 · 1h 32m

Savages: The Story of Human Zoos

The barbarian is, first and foremost, the man who believes in barbarism

78%(6)IMDbDocumentaryHistory

For more than a century the great colonial powers put human beings, taken by force from their native lands, on show as entertainment, just like animals in zoos; a shameful, outrageous and savage treatment of people who were considered subhuman.

Directed byPascal Blanchard, Bruno Victor-Pujebet

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 32m
Language
FR
Released
September 5, 2018
Studios
ARTEFrance TélévisionsBonne Pioche Productions

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Abd Al Malik

Abd Al Malik

Self - Narrator (voice)

Lilian Thuram

Lilian Thuram

Self - Anti-racism Activist

Pascal Blanchard

Pascal Blanchard

Self - Historian

Sandrine Lemaire

Self - Historian

John M. MacKenzie

Self - Historian

Nicolas Bancel

Self - Historian

Jacob Cassady

Self - Museum Director

Fanny Robles

Self - Historian

Walter Palm Island

Self - Aboriginal Activist

Achille Mbembe

Self - Historian

Creative team
Directed by
Pascal Blanchard
Pascal Blanchard
Bruno Victor-Pujebet
Bruno Victor-Pujebet
Written by
Pascal Blanchard
Pascal Blanchard
Coralie Miller
Coralie Miller
Produced by
Sophie Parrault
Catherine Marconnet

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