Black Venus

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Drama
History

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.

Keywords

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

Details

Status: Released
Release date: October 27, 2010
Original language: French
Spoken languages: Afrikaans, Dutch, English, French
Countries: Belgium, France
Production: CinéCinéma,Artémis Productions,France 2 Cinéma,MK2 Films,mk2 Films
Cast: Yahima Torres,André Jacobs,Olivier Gourmet,Elina Löwensohn,François Marthouret,Michel Gionti,Jean-Christophe Bouvet,Jonathan Pienaar,Rémi Martin,Jean-Jacques Moreauand 85 more
Director: Abdellatif Kechiche
Writer: Abdellatif Kechiche,Ghalya Lacroix
Producer: Marin Karmitz,Nathanaël Karmitz,Charles Gillibert
Cinematography: Lubomir Bakchev,Sofian El Fani
Music: Slaheddine Kechiche
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: Not recorded
IMDb: tt1401643