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
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
Patrick Albenque
Zachary Macaulay
Christian Erickson
Lord Ellenborough
Nigel Hollidge
Maître Gazely
Paul Bandey
Attorney General
Philip Schurer
Peter van Wageninge
Robert Dauney
Thomas Gisborne Babington
Paul Ryan
Judge Le Blanc
Natania van Heerden
Leslie Stanzler
Yvo Muller
Court Interpreter
Geoffrey Carey
Priest
Richard Hadley
Bailiff
Richard Temple
English Bailiff
Christopher King
Court Reporter
Jean-Louis Dupont
First Scientist
Gaël Thiebaut
Second Scientist
Cathy Darietto
Ms. Campanile
Christian Prat
Mr. Campanile
Monique Brun
Brothel Owner
Jean-Marc Guisti
Brothel Doctor
Violaine Gillibert
Géraldine Rivière
Olivier Loustau
Hussar
Jeanne Corporon
Guest at the Bourgeois Gathering
Violaine de Carne
Guest at the Bourgeois Gathering
Maria Beloso-Hall
Guest at the Bourgeois Gathering
François Genty
Guest at the Bourgeois Gathering
Rosalie Symon
Guest at the Bourgeois Gathering
Nicholas Mead
Guest at the Bourgeois Gathering
Mélodie Richard
Guest at the Bourgeois Gathering
Maïe Degove
Guest at the Bourgeois Gathering
Alain Naron
Alain Naron
Christopher Craig
Scottish Singer
Mirabelle Kirkland
First Prostitute of the Tavern
Karen Smit
Second Prostitute in the Tavern
Joe Sheridan
First Recruiter / Bearded Woman
Jonathan Hayes
Second Recruiter
Barnaby Apps
Third Recruiter
Guillaume Verdier
First Client
Mario Caniglia
Second Client
Leila D'Issernio
First Prostitute at the Brothel
Bouraouïa Marzouk
A Woman
Myriam Vanhove
Third Prostitute at the Brothel
Laetitia Vitteau
Fourth Prostitute at the Brothel
Calypso Baquey
Fifth Prostitute at the Brothel
Claire-Lise Pinet
Sixth Prostitute at the Brothel
Emma Gamet
Seventh Prostitute at the Brothel
Duangnapa Gionti
Eighth Prostitute at the Brothel
Réjane Cousin
Ninth Prostitute at the Brothel
Nicolas Abraham
Saartjie's Second-to-Last Customer
Walter Shnorkell
Saartjie's Last Customer
Xandra Van Welden
Hat Saleswoman
Darinka Duthilleul
Guest at the Swingers' Party
Jean-Georges Brunet
Guest at the Swingers' Party
Claudette Walker
Guest at the Swingers' Party
Christina Correia
Guest at the Swingers' Party
Yves Michon-Malaval
Guest at the Swingers' Party
Krystyna Kolosa
Guest at the Swingers' Party
Léon Kolasa
Guest at the Swingers' Party
Jeanne Danielle Serieis
Guest at the Swingers' Party
Patrick Blanc
Tavern Musician
Ezzadine Bouzid
Tavern Musician
Pierre Cezaroni
Tavern Musician
François Meignant
Tavern Musician
Jean-Bernard Mondolini
Tavern Musician
Ségolène Brutin
Musician in the Bourgeois Salon
Pierre Charles
Musician in the Bourgeois Salon
Emmanuel Galliot
Musician in the Bourgeois Salon
Gionata Sgambaro
Musician in the Bourgeois Salon
Sonia Joubert
Acrobat
Elise Cribier-Delande
Woman in the Crowd
Eliska Cross
Mistress
Pascal Duthuin
Valet
Mark Simpson
Theatregoer
Albanna Enlil
Extra (courtroom scene) (uncredited)
Catherine Badet-Corniou
Prostitute (uncredited)
Gilles Matheron
Théobald de Méry (uncredited)
Eric Moreau
Spectator at the Carnival Booth (uncredited)
Yann Sorton
Cabaret Costumer (uncredited)
Diana Stewart
Lady with Parasol (uncredited)
Roger-Gérard Schwartzenberg
Self, Minister of Research (archive footage) (uncredited)
Thabo Mbeki
Self, President of South Africa (archive footage) (uncredited)
