Savages: The Story of Human Zoos (2018)

09/05/2018 (FR) • 1h 32m

Documentary, History

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.

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


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

circus

zoo

exploitation

racism

human rights

indigenous peoples

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