Black Venus
2010•2h 39m•6.6•Released
HistoryDrama
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
Writer
Abdellatif Kechiche, Ghalya Lacroix
Languages
Afrikaans, French, English
Studio
MK2 Films
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
Production
Company
MK2 Films
Company
France 2 Cinéma
Company
Artémis Productions
Producer
Marin Karmitz
Producer
Nathanaël Karmitz
Producer
Charles Gillibert
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