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Savages: The Story of Human Zoos (2018)

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

Genre : Documentary, History

Runtime : 1H 32M

Director : Pascal Blanchard, Bruno Victor-Pujebet

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.

Actors

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

Crews

Pascal Blanchard
Pascal Blanchard
Director
Bruno Victor-Pujebet
Bruno Victor-Pujebet
Director
Pascal Blanchard
Pascal Blanchard
Writer
Coralie Miller
Coralie Miller
Writer
Bruno Victor-Pujebet
Bruno Victor-Pujebet
Writer
Sophie Parrault
Sophie Parrault
Producer
David Reyes
David Reyes
Original Music Composer
David Fernandes
David Fernandes
Editor
Jacques Terrien
Jacques Terrien
Editor
Catherine Marconnet
Catherine Marconnet
Producer
Yves Darondeau
Yves Darondeau
Producer
Emmanuel Priou
Emmanuel Priou
Producer
Pascal Blanchard
Pascal Blanchard
Idea
Pascal Blanchard
Pascal Blanchard
Technical Advisor
Bruno Victor-Pujebet
Bruno Victor-Pujebet
Camera Operator
Cyril Bron
Cyril Bron
Camera Operator
Guillermo Fernandez
Guillermo Fernandez
Color Grading
Fabrice Héron
Fabrice Héron
Researcher
Nicolas Dambroise
Nicolas Dambroise
Sound Editor
Philippe Charriet
Philippe Charriet
Sound Mixer

Posters and backgrounds

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