Savages: The Story of Human Zoos (2018)
05/09/2018
Documentary, History
1h 32m
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The barbarian is, first and foremost, the man who believes in barbarism
Overview
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.
- Pascal BlanchardDirector, Writer
- Bruno Victor-PujebetDirector, Writer
- Coralie MillerWriter
Original Title
Sauvages, au cœur des zoos humains
Status
Released
Original Language
French
Keywords
- circus
- zoo
- exploitation
- racism
- human rights
- indigenous peoples
Top Billed Cast
Abd Al Malik
Self - Narrator (voice)
Lilian Thuram
Self - Anti-racism Activist
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
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