Savages: The Story of Human Zoos

Documentary, History | 2018-09-05 | France, French Polynesia

7.8 / 10

92 min.

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.

ARTE

Bonne Pioche Productions

Archipel Production

France Télévisions