
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.
- Year: 2018
- Country: France, French Polynesia
- Genre: Documentary, History
- Studio: ARTE, Bonne Pioche Productions, Archipel Production, France Télévisions
- Keyword: circus, zoo, exploitation, racism, human rights, indigenous peoples
- Director: Pascal Blanchard, Bruno Victor-Pujebet
- Cast: Abd Al Malik, Lilian Thuram, Pascal Blanchard, Sandrine Lemaire, John M. MacKenzie, Nicolas Bancel