Savages: The Story of Human Zoos

1h 32min

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.

Production Companies

ARTE

Bonne Pioche Productions

Archipel Production

France Télévisions

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

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

Release date

5th Sep 2018

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English, Français