Dumas: Black Devil (2027)

Dumas - Diable noir

Director: Ladj Ly

Cast: Théo Christine, Omar Sy, Vincent Cassel, François Civil, Galatea Bellugi

Born into slavery in the Caribbean in 1762, Thomas Alexandre Davy de la Pailleterie Dumas defied impossible odds to rise as a towering figure in revolutionary France. As the son of a nobleman, Marquis Alexandre Antoine Davy de la Pailleterie, and an enslaved African woman, Marie-Cessette Dumas, he shattered barriers to become the first and highest-ranking Black general in French military history, serving directly under Napoleon Bonaparte. His daring exploits on the battlefield earned him the legendary nickname “Black Devil,” yet his pivotal role in the French Revolution was deliberately downplayed. Napoleon himself stripped him of a full pension and denied him the Legion of Honor, leaving his extraordinary legacy overshadowed by the very empire he helped forge.