Black Venus

Black Venus

2010 fr 159 minutes

Rating: 6.6

Plot

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

Yahima Torres

Saartjie Baartman

André Jacobs

André Jacobs

Hendrick Caezar

Elina Löwensohn

Elina Löwensohn

Jeanne

Olivier Gourmet

Olivier Gourmet

Réaux

François Marthouret

François Marthouret

Georges Cuvier

Mirabelle Kirkland

Mirabelle Kirkland

The first prostitute of the tavern

Karen Smit

Karen Smit

The second prostitute in the tavern

Myriam Vanhove

Myriam Vanhove

The third prostitute of the brothel

Laetitia Vitteau

Laetitia Vitteau

The fourth prostitute in the brothel

Calypso Baquey

Calypso Baquey

The fifth prostitute of the brothel

Claire-Lise Pinet

Claire-Lise Pinet

The sixth prostitute of the brothel

Emma Gamet

Emma Gamet

The seventh prostitute of the brothel

Alain Naron

Alain Naron

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