Black Venus (2010)

Name: Black Venus
Genre: History, Drama
Released: 2010-10-27
Duration: 159 min
Cast: Yahima Torres, André Jacobs, Olivier Gourmet, Elina Löwensohn, François Marthouret

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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Released 2010-10-27 · 159 min · History, Drama

Directed by Abdellatif Kechiche

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
Didier Bourguignon as Senior Naturalist Assistant
Ralph Amoussou as Harry, first servant
Alix Serman as Matthew, second servant