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Savages: The Story of Human Zoos (2018)

7.8 | Sep 05, 2018 (FR) | Documentary, History | 01:32

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.

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Abd Al Malik
Self - Narrator (voice)
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Lilian Thuram
Self - Anti-racism Activist
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Pascal Blanchard
Self - Historian
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Sandrine Lemaire
Self - Historian
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John M. MacKenzie
Self - Historian
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Nicolas Bancel
Self - Historian
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Jacob Cassady
Self - Museum Director
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Fanny Robles
Self - Historian
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Walter Palm Island
Self - Aboriginal Activist
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Achille Mbembe
Self - Historian