Savages: The Story of Human Zoos (2018)

  • NR
  • 12/11/2018 (US)
  • Documentary, History
  • 1h 32m

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 Blanchard

Director, Writer

Bruno Victor-Pujebet

Director, Writer

Coralie Miller

Writer

Cast

Abd Al Malik's headshot

Abd Al Malik

Self - Narrator (voice)
Lilian Thuram's headshot

Lilian Thuram

Self - Anti-racism Activist
Pascal Blanchard's headshot

Pascal Blanchard

Self - Historian
Sandrine Lemaire's headshot

Sandrine Lemaire

Self - Historian
John M. MacKenzie's headshot

John M. MacKenzie

Self - Historian
Nicolas Bancel's headshot

Nicolas Bancel

Self - Historian
Jacob Cassady's headshot

Jacob Cassady

Self - Museum Director
Fanny Robles's headshot

Fanny Robles

Self - Historian

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