Black Venus (2010)
Vénus noire
The true story of Saartje Baartman, a black South African worker who moves to London with her master in the early 19th century. Although she dreams of being an artist, once in Europe she is exploited as a sideshow attraction due to her large buttocks and genitalia.
- Date of release
- 2010-10-27
- TMDB
- 6.5 / 10 (127)
- Runtime
- 2h 39m
- Genres
- History, Drama
- Director
- Abdellatif Kechiche
Casting
- Yahima Torres — Saartjie Baartman
- André Jacobs — Hendrick Caezar
- Olivier Gourmet — Réaux
- Elina Löwensohn — Jeanne
- François Marthouret — Georges Cuvier
- Michel Gionti — Jean Baptiste-Berré
- Jean-Christophe Bouvet — Charles Mercailler
- Jonathan Pienaar — Alexander Dunlop
- Rémi Martin — First brothel's customer
- Jean-Jacques Moreau — Henri de Blainville
- Cyril Favre — Senior Naturalist Assistant
- Dominique Ratonnat — Senior Naturalist Assistant
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