Black Venus

Black Venus

2010
2h 39m
6.6

6.6/10

119 votes • View on IMDb
History Drama
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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Language: FR

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Production Information

Production Companies
MK2 Films France 2 Cinéma Artémis Productions
Production Countries
France Belgium
Spoken Languages
Afrikaans French English Dutch

Keywords

london, england france paris, france brothel south africa pneumonia domestic life racism poverty prostitution humiliation exhibition aristocrat colonialism anatomist african woman sexually transmitted disease

Quick Facts

Original Title Vénus noire
Release Date October 27, 2010
Status Released
Language FR
IMDb ID tt1401643

Cast

Yahima Torres
Yahima Torres

Saartjie Baartman

André Jacobs
André Jacobs

Hendrick Caezar

Olivier Gourmet
Olivier Gourmet

Réaux

Elina Löwensohn
Elina Löwensohn

Jeanne

François Marthouret
François Marthouret

Georges Cuvier

Michel Gionti
Michel Gionti

Jean Baptiste-Berré

Jean-Christophe Bouvet
Jean-Christophe Bouvet

Charles Mercailler

Jonathan Pienaar
Jonathan Pienaar

Alexander Dunlop

Rémi Martin
Rémi Martin

First brothel's customer

Jean-Jacques Moreau
Jean-Jacques Moreau

Henri de Blainville

Cyril Favre
Cyril Favre

Senior Naturalist Assistant

Dominique Ratonnat
Dominique Ratonnat

Senior Naturalist Assistant

Key Crew

Abdellatif Kechiche
Director
Marin Karmitz
Producer
Nathanaël Karmitz
Producer
Charles Gillibert
Producer
Abdellatif Kechiche
Screenplay
Ghalya Lacroix
Screenplay