Région Réunion

The life of Mrs. Desbassayns is exceptional in more than one way in the history of slavery on the island of Réunion. Married at the age of 15 to the forty-year-old Henri-Paulin Panon Desbassayns, this young Creole woman named Hombeline Gonneau immediately embarked on an extraordinary journey. She found herself, in fact, at the head of the most powerful landowning family...

A captivating dive into the brief yet bloody chronicles of the pirates of the Indian Ocean (1685–1730). This film brings to life the thrilling and tragic saga of "La Buse"—a French pirate from Calais with a dark, magnetic presence—as well as the enduring legend of his treasure, a fabulous hoard he is said to have once hidden on an island. Experts in maritime history and piracy, along with writers and local figures, weave a gripping narrative around these bloody chronicles.

When his girlfriend Olivia dumps him for his rival drug-seller, the marijuana pusher Ludovic takes revenge with the help of his loyal customer Vincent who was already cheated by the same guy.

The film recounts the incredible research conducted by François Cartault, a pediatrician and geneticist on the island of Réunion. Conducted like a police investigation over more than 20 years, his research, both medical and historical, takes us on a journey through the disease of moon children, deprived of sunlight, and on the trail of slavery in Africa. The film shows how genetics is also an astonishing trace of history.