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.
Title | Black Venus |
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Year | 2010 |
Genre | History, Drama |
Country | Belgium, France |
Studio | France 2 Cinéma, MK2 Films, CinéCinéma |
Cast | Yahima Torres, André Jacobs, Elina Löwensohn, Olivier Gourmet, François Marthouret, Mirabelle Kirkland |
Crew | Abdellatif Kechiche (Director), Florian Sanson (Production Design), Lubomir Bakchev (Director of Photography), Abdellatif Kechiche (Writer), Ghalya Lacroix (Writer), Sofian El Fani (Director of Photography) |
Keyword | london, england, france, paris, france, brothel, south africa, pneumonia, domestic life, racism, poverty, prostitution, humiliation, exhibition, aristocrat, colonialism, anatomist, african woman, sexually transmitted disease |
Release | Oct 27, 2010 |
Runtime | 159 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 6.70 / 10 by 112 users |
Popularity | 6 |
Budget | 0 |
Revenue | 0 |
Language | Afrikaans, English, Français, Nederlands |