Black Venus

  • History
  • Drama
10/27/2010
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Storyline

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.

Director:
Abdellatif Kechiche
Writers:
Abdellatif Kechiche
Ghalya Lacroix
    • london, england
    • france
    • paris, france
    • brothel
    • south africa
    • pneumonia
    • domestic life
    • racism
    • poverty
    • prostitution
    • humiliation
    • exhibition
    • aristocrat
    • colonialism
    • anatomist
    • african woman
    • sexually transmitted disease

    Videos

    Cast

    • 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
    • Didier Bourguignon
      Senior Naturalist Assistant
    • Ralph Amoussou
      Harry, first servant
    • Alix Serman
      Matthew, second servant
    • Mirabelle Kirkland
      The first prostitute of the tavern

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