Thomas Alexandre Davy de la Pailleterie Dumas was born a Caribbean slave in 1762 and beat the odds by rising through the ranks to become a revolutionary French general. The son of a nobleman, Marquis Alexandre Antoine Davy de la Pailleterie, and an African slave, Marie-Cessette Dumas, he became the first and highest-ranking Black leader in the French military and served under Napoleon Bonaparte. But despite his many exploits, which earned him the nickname of “Black Devil,” his role in the French Revolution was underplayed and he was even denied a full pension and legion of honor by Bonaparte.
Cast
Crew
Ladj Ly
Director, Writer
Dan Franck
Screenplay
Anne Abitbol
Screenplay
Thomas Bidegain
Screenplay
Salva Rubio
Book
Rubén Del Rincón
Book
Julien Poupard
Director of Photography
Brieuc Vanderswalm
First Assistant Director
Dimitri Rassam
Producer
Ardavan Safaee
Producer
Toufik Ayadi
Producer
Christophe Barral
Producer
Guinal Riou
Line Producer
Raphaëlle Beck
Casting Director, Extras Casting
Thomas Lascar
Sound Mixer
Dominique Eyraud
Boom Operator
Pierre-Marie Dru
Music Supervisor, Music Producer
Xavier Douin
Location Scout
Julien Gallois
Gaffer
Olivier Lagny
Production Manager