Black Venus(2010)

🎬159 min
📅2010-10-27
🎭History, Drama
6.6/10

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.

Production

MK2 Films, France 2 Cinéma, Artémis Productions

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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