Peoples' shows: Sri Lanka's untold side

The shocking truth behind Hagenbeck's ethnological shows - What was really done to Sri Lanka's people! A gruesome story: the abuse of Sri Lankans in Hagenbeck's ethnological shows Hamburg, at the end of the 19th century. At a time of industrial awakening and a growing fascination with the foreign, an institution was created that became a symbol of progress, but also of ethical controversy [...].