

Black Venus
2010-10-27 · 159 min · ★ 6.5
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.
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- Directors
- Abdellatif Kechiche
- Production companies
- France 2 Cinéma, MK2 Productions, CinéCinéma
- Countries
- France, Belgium
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Yahima TorresSaartjie Baartman
André JacobsHendrick Caezar
Olivier GourmetRéaux
Elina LöwensohnJeanne
François MarthouretGeorges Cuvier
Jean-Christophe BouvetCharles Mercailler
Jonathan PienaarAlexander Dunlop
Rémi MartinFirst brothel's customer
Jean-Jacques MoreauHenri de Blainville
Didier BourguignonSenior Naturalist Assistant
Ralph AmoussouHarry, first servant
Patrick AlbenqueZachary Macaulay
Christian EricksonLord Ellenborough
Paul BandeyAttorney General
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