Film
Black Venus
2010 · 2h 39m · History · Drama
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- 6.8
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Overview
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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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
Mirabelle Kirkland
The first prostitute of the tavern
Crew
- Abdellatif KechicheDirector · Story · Screenplay
- Ghalya LacroixEditor · Screenplay
- Marin KarmitzProducer
- Nathanaël KarmitzProducer
- Charles GillibertProducer
- Sofian El FaniDirector of Photography
- Lubomir BakchevDirector of Photography
- Slaheddine KechicheOriginal Music Composer
- Laurent RouanEditor
- Camille ToubkisEditor
Media
Details
- Release date
- October 27, 2010
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- French
- Runtime
- 2h 39m
- Rated
- 12
- Genres
- History, Drama
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