Black Venus (2010)
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.
- Released
- 2010-10-27
- Genres
- History, Drama
- Runtime
- 159 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Abdellatif Kechiche, Abdellatif Kechiche, Ghalya Lacroix
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 from 129 votes
Cast
- Yahima Torres as Saartjie Baartman
- André Jacobs as Hendrick Caezar
- Olivier Gourmet as Réaux
- Elina Löwensohn as Jeanne
- François Marthouret as Georges Cuvier
- Michel Gionti as Jean Baptiste-Berré
- Jean-Christophe Bouvet as Charles Mercailler
- Jonathan Pienaar as Alexander Dunlop
- Rémi Martin as First brothel's customer
- Jean-Jacques Moreau as Henri de Blainville
- Cyril Favre as Senior Naturalist Assistant
- Dominique Ratonnat as Senior Naturalist Assistant