Black Venus
Vénus noire
Release: 2010-10-27
·Runtime: 159m
·★ 6.6
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.
Production Countries
France
Belgium
Production Companies
MK2 Films
France 2 Cinéma
Artémis Productions
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Yahima Torres
as Saartjie Baartman
Elina Löwensohn
as Jeanne
François Marthouret
as Georges Cuvier
Jonathan Pienaar
as Alexander Dunlop
Rémi Martin
as First brothel's customer
Didier Bourguignon
as Senior Naturalist Assistant
Olivier Gourmet
as Réaux
Jean-Christophe Bouvet
as Charles Mercailler
Jean-Jacques Moreau
as Henri de Blainville
André Jacobs
as Hendrick Caezar
Mirabelle Kirkland
as The first prostitute of the tavern
Ralph Amoussou
as Harry, first servant
Emma Gamet
as The seventh prostitute of the brothel
Crew
Ghalya Lacroix
Editor, Screenplay
Laurent Rouan
Editor
Patrick Quinet
Associate Producer
Sofian El Fani
Director of Photography
Marin Karmitz
Producer
Charles Gillibert
Producer
Jean-Paul Hurier
Sound
Abdellatif Kechiche
Director, Story, Screenplay
Nathanaël Karmitz
Producer
Florian Sanson
Production Design, Art Direction