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Savages: The Story of Human Zoos

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

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 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

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.

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