Movie
Black Venus
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.
Details
- Release date
- 2010-10-27
- Runtime
- 159 min
- Genres
- History, Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- mk2 Films, France 2 Cinéma, Artémis Productions
- Country
- France, Belgium
- Original language
- FR
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
Crew
- Abdellatif Kechiche - Director
- Abdellatif Kechiche - Screenplay
- Ghalya Lacroix - Screenplay
- Abdellatif Kechiche - Story
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