
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.
HistoryDrama
Black Venus
Rating
6.6/10
Release Date
2010-10-27
Runtime
159 minutes
Status
Released
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
Videos
Production Companies

MK2 Films

France 2 Cinéma

Artémis Productions