Black Venus
HistoryDrama
★ 6.5/1020102h 39m
Director: Abdellatif Kechiche
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.
Runtime
2h 39m
Language
French
Released
Oct 27, 2010
Runtime
2h 39m
Language
French
Released
Oct 27, 2010
Cast
Yahima Torres
Saartjie Baartman
André Jacobs
Hendrick Caezar
Olivier Gourmet
Réaux
Elina Löwensohn
Jeanne
François Marthouret
Georges Cuvier
Michel Gionti
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
Cyril Favre
Senior Naturalist Assistant
Dominique Ratonnat
Dominique Ratonnat
Senior Naturalist Assistant
Didier Bourguignon
Senior Naturalist Assistant
Ralph Amoussou
Harry, first servant
Alix Serman
Alix Serman
Matthew, second servant
Patrick Albenque
Zachary Macaulay
Christian Erickson
Lord Ellenborough
Nigel Hollidge
Nigel Hollidge
Maître Gazely
Paul Bandey
Attorney General
Philip Schurer
Peter van Wageninge
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