Black Venus
2010/10/27 (US) | History, Drama
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.
Abdellatif Kechiche
Director
Abdellatif Kechiche
Screenplay
Ghalya Lacroix
Screenplay
Lead Cast
Yahima Torres
Saartjie Baartman
André Jacobs
Hendrick Caezar
Elina Löwensohn
Jeanne
Olivier Gourmet
Réaux
François Marthouret
Georges Cuvier
Mirabelle Kirkland
The first prostitute of the tavern
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Karen Smit
The second prostitute in the tavern
Budget
$ 0
Revenue
$ 0
Status
Released
Production Company
- MK2 Films
- France 2 Cinéma
- Artémis Productions
Crews
Florian Sanson
Production Design
Lubomir Bakchev
Director of Photography
Sofian El Fani
Director of Photography
Ghalya Lacroix
Editor
Laurent Rouan
Editor
Camille Toubkis
Editor
Marin Karmitz
Producer