Savages: The Story of Human Zoos

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

  • Rated 7.8 out of 10
  • Movie
  • 2018
  • 1h 32m
  • Documentary
  • History

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.

Director
Pascal Blanchard
Starring
Abd Al Malik, Lilian Thuram, Pascal Blanchard, Sandrine Lemaire

Cast

  • 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

    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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