Black Venus (2010)

10/27/2010 (FR) • 2h 39m

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.

Top Billed Cast

Yahima Torres

Saartjie Baartman

André Jacobs

Hendrick Caezar

François Marthouret

Georges Cuvier

Michel Gionti

Jean Baptiste-Berré

Jean-Christophe Bouvet

Charles Mercailler

Jonathan Pienaar

Alexander Dunlop

Rémi Martin

First brothel's customer


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

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

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