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Black Venus

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.

2h 39m2010TMDb 6.5

HistoryDrama

French

Crew and Cast

Abdellatif KechicheAbdellatif KechicheDirectorYahima TorresYahima TorresSaartjie BaartmanAndré JacobsAndré JacobsHendrick CaezarOlivier GourmetOlivier GourmetRéauxElina LöwensohnElina LöwensohnJeanneFrançois MarthouretFrançois MarthouretGeorges Cuvier
Michel GiontiJean Baptiste-BerréJean-Christophe BouvetJean-Christophe BouvetCharles MercaillerJonathan PienaarJonathan PienaarAlexander DunlopRémi MartinRémi MartinFirst brothel's customerJean-Jacques MoreauJean-Jacques MoreauHenri de Blainville
Cyril FavreSenior Naturalist Assistant
Dominique RatonnatSenior Naturalist AssistantDidier BourguignonDidier BourguignonSenior Naturalist AssistantRalph AmoussouRalph AmoussouHarry · first servant
Alix SermanMatthew · second servantPatrick AlbenquePatrick AlbenqueZachary MacaulayChristian EricksonChristian EricksonLord Ellenborough
Nigel HollidgeMaître GazelyPaul BandeyPaul BandeyAttorney GeneralPhilip SchurerPhilip SchurerPeter van WageningeRobert DauneyRobert DauneyThomas Gisborne Babington
Paul RyanJudge Le Blanc
Natania van HeerdenLeslie StanzlerYvo MullerYvo MullerCourt InterpreterGeoffrey CareyGeoffrey CareyPriest
Richard HadleyBailiff
Richard TempleEnglish Bailiff
Christopher KingCourt Reporter
Jean-Louis DupontFirst Scientist
Gaël ThiebautSecond Scientist

Storyline

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.

  • France 2 Cinéma
  • MK2 Productions
  • CinéCinéma

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Info

Original title
Vénus noire
Status
Released
Released
27 October 2010
Runtime
2h 39m
TMDB score
6.5 / 10 (128 votes)

Production

Director
Abdellatif Kechiche
Writers
Abdellatif Kechiche, Ghalya Lacroix
Studios
France 2 Cinéma, MK2 Productions, CinéCinéma
Countries
France, Belgium

Languages

Original
French
Spoken
Afrikaans, French, English, Dutch