Oct 27, 2010
159 min
Full-HD

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.

Category

History Drama

Country

France Belgium

Companies

MK2 Films France 2 Cinéma Artémis Productions

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

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