Black Venus

Vénus noire

2010·159'

Abdellatif Kechiche

HistoryDrama

FR - French

Letterboxd TMDB #56405

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.

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