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Savages: The Story of Human Zoos

Savages: The Story of Human Zoos

The barbarian is, first and foremost, the man who believes in barbarism
Sep 05, 2018 1h 32m
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Synopsis

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.

Title Savages: The Story of Human Zoos
Companies ARTE, Bonne Pioche Productions, Archipel Production, France Télévisions
Countries France, French Polynesia
Keywords circus, zoo, exploitation, racism, human rights, indigenous peoples
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

Sandrine Lemaire

Self - Historian
John M. MacKenzie

John M. MacKenzie

Self - Historian
Nicolas Bancel

Nicolas Bancel

Self - Historian
Jacob Cassady

Jacob Cassady

Self - Museum Director
Fanny Robles

Fanny Robles

Self - Historian
Walter Palm Island

Walter Palm Island

Self - Aboriginal Activist
Achille Mbembe

Achille Mbembe

Self - Historian
Félix Tiouka

Félix Tiouka

Self - Amerindian Activist
Gilles Boëtsch

Gilles Boëtsch

Self - Anthropobiologist
Carolina Toka

Carolina Toka

Self - Moliko's Descendant
Lydia Toka

Lydia Toka

Self - Moliko's Descendant
Benjamin Stora

Benjamin Stora

Self - Historian
Robert W. Rydell

Robert W. Rydell

Self - Historian
Pamela Newkirk

Pamela Newkirk

Self - Journalist
Ndiaga Seck

Ndiaga Seck

Self - J. Thiam's Descendant
Sylvie Chalaye

Sylvie Chalaye

Self - Theater Historian
Sylvette Kaloïe

Sylvette Kaloïe

Self - M. Kaloïe's Descendant
Didier Daeninckx

Didier Daeninckx

Self - Writer
Ayana Jackson

Ayana Jackson

Self - Photographer
Nanette Jacomijn Snoep

Nanette Jacomijn Snoep

Self - Anthropologist